Abbey Road Studios large garden behind the townhouse, which permitted a much larger building to be constructed to the rear; thus, the Georgian façade belies the true dimension of the building. Pathé filmed the opening of the studios in November 1931 when Edward Elgar conducted the London Symphony Orchestra in recording sessions of his music. In 1934, the inventor of stereo sound, Alan Blumlein, recorded Mozart's "Jupiter Symphony" which was conducted by Thomas Beecham at the studios. The neighbouring house is also owned by the studio and used to house musicians. During the mid-20th century, the studio was extensively used by leading British
The London Studios of production companies including ITV Studios and Shiver based in Kent House tower, while the studios were home to many entertainment, game and daytime shows. These include "Good Morning Britain", "The Graham Norton Show", "Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway" and "The Jonathan Ross Show". The studios were also used for other programmes from various other channels including BBC and Channel 4. ITV Creative which promotes programmes on the ITV network was also based at the London Studios. The site closed in April 2018 for demolition. Initially, ITV intended to redevelop the site with three smaller studios, but by October