Dickenson Road Studios
Former church and BBC television studio in Manchester, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dickenson Road Studios was a film and television studio in Rusholme, Manchester, in north-west England. It was originally set up in 1947 in a former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel by the film production company Mancunian Films and was acquired by BBC Television in 1954. The studio was used for early editions of the music chart show Top of the Pops between 1964 and 1966.
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Dickenson Road Studios | |
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Former names | Dickenson Rd Wesleyan Methodist Church |
General information | |
Status | Demolished |
Type | Converted church/film and television studio |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
Location | Dickenson Road, Rusholme |
Town or city | Manchester |
Country | United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 53.4524°N 2.2197°W / 53.4524; -2.2197 |
Construction started | 1862 |
Opened |
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Closed | 1975 |
Demolished | 1975 |
Owner |
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Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | William Haley & Son |
Known for | Broadcast of the first episodes of Top of the Pops |
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The studio closed in 1975, when the BBC moved to New Broadcasting House on Oxford Road and the building was demolished.