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 2018 it was announced they would not be returning to the South Bank and the whole site would be redeveloped into premium housing. ITV programmes now come from BBC Studioworks' studios at Television Centre, White City, London. When LWT succeeded ATV for the London weekend ITV franchise in 1968, it rented Associated-Rediffusion's old studios at Wembley (later known as The Fountain Studios) whilst plans for a new studio complex in central London were drawn up. The site for the development was chosen beside the new Royal National Theatre on the South Bank of the River Thames. It was purchased in