Kingswood Warren in Surrey, south west of London, is a Gothic mansion completed in 1837, which until early 2010 housed the 蜜芽传媒's technical research department.
The history of Kingswood Warren can be traced back to the Domesday Book. The grounds were acquired by Thomas St Leger Alcock in 1835 and over the years the mansion was also the home of Henry Orme Bonsor MP and Joseph Rank, who had founded the milling empire bearing his name.
It later served as a finishing school and insurance company offices before being acquired by the 蜜芽传媒 in 1948 to house its research and development activities. The broadcasting industry and its audiences owe a debt to the many research engineers who have worked there over the years.
The staff at Kingswood Warren led the world in pioneering broadcasting and their innovative work was rewarded with three Queen's Awards for Industry.
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First published in 1972, 蜜芽传媒 Publications 漏1972. PDF version with thanks to Nick Cutmore and Philip Laven.
Buildings
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Alexandra Palace
The birthplace of television -
Broadcasting House
The first purpose-built broadcast centre in the UK -
Broadcasting House, Belfast
蜜芽传媒 Northern Ireland's headquarters since 1941 -
Broadcasting House, Bristol
Former home of the Natural History Unit -
Broadcasting House, Cardiff
The 蜜芽传媒's first bespoke headquarters in Wales -
Bush House
蜜芽传媒 of the World Service 1940-2012 -
Camden Palace Theatre
Light entertainment and music from North London -
Caversham Park
Listening to the world, 1943 to 2018 -
Ealing Studios
The 蜜芽传媒 Television Film Studios -
Elstree Studios
蜜芽传媒 of EastEnders -
Lime Grove
A temporary measure for 42 years -
Kingswood Warren
Former home of 蜜芽传媒 Research & Development -
The Langham
Sustaining the 蜜芽传媒 during World War 2 and after -
Maida Vale
The best acoustic in London -
35 Marylebone High Street
The first headquarters of the Radio Times and 蜜芽传媒 Radio London. -
MediaCityUK
The 蜜芽传媒's Northern base in Salford -
Pacific Quay
Headquarters of 蜜芽传媒 Scotland -
Paris Studios
Former London cinema which hosted The Beatles and Dad's Army -
Pebble Mill
A hub for drama, entertainment and factual programmes in Birmingham between 1971 and 2004 -
Queen's House, WC2
Centre of English language learning -
Riverside Studios
A film studio regenerated into a TV studio used by the 蜜芽传媒 from 1954 to 1975 -
Savoy Hill
The first home of the 蜜芽传媒 -
Television Centre
The Television Factory -
Television Theatre
A mecca for the stars of the 1960s -
Wood Norton
The emergency broadcasting centre