Islington Studios control of the Rank Organisation when it bought Gainsborough in 1941. Following the war, Islington were re-opened. In 1946 Betty Box was placed in charge of the studios when her brother Sydney Box was appointed by Rank to run Gainsborough Pictures. Over the next three years the studio turned out a large number of thrillers and comedies. In 1949 both Islington and Shepherd's Bush were closed when Rank concentrated production at Pinewood Studios. Today a block of flats stand where the studio used to be. Islington Studios Islington Studios often known as Gainsborough Studios were a British film studio located
Maat (rank) conscripts who volunteered to serve for a minimum of six years. After approximately four years they could expect to become "Maat". Re-enlistment was common but in most specialities the career options would end with achieving the rank of "Obermaat"; only after 18 years in service was a promotion as supernumary "Vizefeldwebel" possible, and only if there was a billet open. The 1914/15 naval budget included 7857 billets for "Maate" and 5237 for "Obermaate". Maat (rank) Maat is a naval rank of the German Navy equivalent to the army/ air force rank of Unteroffizier. It is grouped as OR5 in NATO,