Until MGM British Studios closed in 1968, much of its 114 acre site was a backlot, where films could be shot without having to go on location. Over more than 25 years, this space was home to a castle (for ‘Ivanhoe’ and many other films), a...
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Home to “Star Wars”, “Indiana Jones” and so much more iconic film and TV, Elstree & Borehamwood has been a prime production site for over a century. But the studios would likely never have settled here but for an event in July 1868, when a...
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“You have to be in it to win it!”, and this year Thameslink’s Elstree & Borehamwood station was shortlisted for the “It’s Your Station” category of the Association of Community Rail (ACORP) Awards. ACoRP is a national body which...
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On Sunday 29th May an intrepid group of adventurers set off on a tour of the local Film &TV Heritage Trail. Perhaps the weather wasn’t the kindest but as soon as the group assembled at Elstree & Borehamwood train station Paul Welsh soon...
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Helping Primary School Children Discover Their Film Heritage “If it weren’t for you two then I would still think Borehamwood is a boring town because I never knew it was so special!” (Samadi) “We didn’t realise how much history our town...
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When special banners started to go up during the celebration of the local centenary of film-making in 2014, Central Place was identified as a key site. Located halfway down Shenley Road and close to the new Community Centre as well as our...
More infoIn 1996 when the British Film Institute decided to celebrate the Centenary of Cinema in the UK it provided over 200 commemorative plaques across the UK. Our unique film heritage was recognised when the Town Council was awarded 18 of these...
More infoIn 1996 when the British Film Institute decided to celebrate the Centenary of Cinema in the UK it provided over 200 commemorative plaques across the UK. Our unique film heritage was recognised when the Town Council was awarded 18 of these...
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