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Pinewood Road, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, SL0 0NH

Welcome to the beginnings of a fansite about the UK’s most famous movie studio – Pinewood. Opened in 1936, after a number of fact-finding missions to Hollywood, Pinewood Studios comprises a number of soundstages (including the recently re-built 007 Stage used for spectacular action sequences in hundreds of movies since The Spy Who Loved Me in 1964) as well as an extensive backlot, and a large mansion house and gardens. Although there’s no public access to Pinewood , you can find out more on the excellent  official website .

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Now known as the Pinewood Studios admin block and as a wedding venue, Heatherden Hall has featured in countless Pinewood Studios productions. Date of construction: Unknown (before 1883)

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History of Pinewood Studios

??  Heatherden Hall, near the village of Iver in Buckinghamshire is built. Heatherden Hall is purchased by Lt. Col. Grant Morden, a Canadian financier, who transformed the mansion by adding a huge ballroom and Turkish bath.

1920s  Heatherden Hall became a retreat and private meeting place for politicians and diplomats.

1921  In November 1921 the Irish Free State Treaty was signed at the Hall (agreement to form the Irish Free State).

1931  British Pathe Newsreel about Heatherden Hall

1934  When Grant Morden died in 1934 the estate was purchased at auction by Charles Boot for £30,000 who had recently inherited a large construction firm from his father Henry Boot, who died in 1931. Within twelve months Charles Boot transformed Heatherden Hall into the office building for a new movie complex which occupied the grounds, a project Boot worked on with J.Arthur Rank. There are two main fronts to the mansion, one very formal 3 story entrance and another that is mostly seen in films. A conservatory has been added to this front where the door was. Along the side is the grand Ballroom. The house has extensive grounds with formal gardens and lakes, plants and features. There are many trees surrounding the manor which is where the name “Pinewood” originated from. The house has been featured in many British films, including The Amazing Mr Blunden, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, From Russia with Love (as the SPECTRE headquarters) and the Carry On films, and in such television series as One Foot in the Grave and Midsomer Murders.

1935  November – Construction starts on the Studios.

1936  30th September – The studios are officially opened.[2] The first production to take place at Pinewood was London Melody in 1936. The first complete production (from start to end) at Pinewood was Carol Reed’s Talk of the Devil. [2] There was a celebration to launch the studio on D Stage, where London Melody was starting shooting.

1947  A landmark year for the studio, with six major productionsat Pinewood, including Oliver Twist, directed by David Lean, and the £500,000 production of The Red Shoes.

1957  Pinewood celebrates it’s 21st birthday.

–  Link to Guardian article, September 30 1957

1962  The association of Pinewood Studios with James Bond began with the production of Dr. No.

1964  H Stage constructed specifically for the production of MCA TV shows.[1]

1969  J and K Stages built (both 110ft x 80ft) and L and M (105ft x 90ft),all four stages designed for the dual use of TV and film production. [1] Architect Michael Brown designed L & M stages.

1984  The 007 Stage is destroyed by fire during production on Ridley Scott’s epic fantasy Legend.

1985  The rebuilt 007 Stage is opened, and is renamed the “Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage”

1996  The sixtieth anniversary of the opening of PInewood Studios passes without much celebration as the studio is too busy.

–  Link to Guardian article, September 30 1996

2006  30 July: The 007 Stage is again destroyed by fire just after Casino Royale wrapped. The seventieth anniversary of the studios is marked by Pinewood merging with Shepperton Studios.

2007  3rd April – The 007 Stage is rebuilt and enlarged to 59,000 square feet. 2nd November – The Queen and Prince Phillip visit Pinewood to officially open the new entrance area, and are treated to stunt demonstrations and tours.

2007   Project Pinewood unveiled – a residential expansion plan

2010  9th May – A commemorative blue plaque for Sir John Mills (1908 – 2005) is unveiled at Pinewood.

2012  23 April – The Richard Attenborough Stage is officially opened

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Synonymous with some of the big and small screen’s most enduring productions over its 85-year history, Pinewood’s iconic UK studios are just 8 miles from Heathrow airport and 20 miles from central London.

Home to the legendary 007 Stage, a further 23 stages, 3 TV studios, the unique permanently-filled Underwater Stage, one of Europe’s largest exterior tank, acres of backlot and thousands of square feet of production office and workshop space, Pinewood has everything you need all in one place.

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James Bond Film Locations Day Tour from London

The James Bond Classic Tour is for true aficionados of 007. The full-day tour is led by a knowledgeable James Bond expert who will share little-known behind-the-scenes facts. En route, you will get the chance to watch movie clips, discuss the books and your favourite film moments.  At each filming location, you can get out to take photographs, and enjoy time at each place.

Part 1: Shrublands from Thunderball, Bladen Safe House and a milkman

The James Bond Classic Tour starts at a location of your choice in central London with your own driver and guide. Firstly, you will head for Buckinghamshire via a short stop at the location used as Shrublands in Thunderball . Next up is a visit to Oxfordshire and the beautiful picturesque 12th-century house in the Chiltern hills. This location served as the Bladen Safe House in The Living Daylights . Koskov was abducted by Necros at this secret location. You can also see the exact spot where Necros covertly eliminates the milkman as that is in a lane close by.

Part 2: Derval’s hotel, paying your respects to Tracy Bond

The next destination will be a charming town in the Chilterns. Here you will visit the 18th-century coaching inn, which stood in for the hotel where Major Derval stays in Thunderball. Lunch can be taken here. Following a hearty lunch fit for a secret agent, you will head to the resting place of Bond’s beloved wife. Pay your respects at this location used as the resting place for Teresa Di Vicenzo/Tracy Bond in For Your Eyes Only .

Part 3: A location trek around a country park backlot

Then it’s onto Black Park Country Park just behind Pinewood Studios where you will go on a movie location trek. Numerous scenes from Bond have been filmed in the park which is one big backlot. Discover the Alpine forest car chase in Goldfinger , the pipeline explosion from The World Is Not Enough, and the Ugandan Rebel Camp from Casino Royale . Who knows if you’ll be lucky to see some filming taking place on the day.

Part 5:  Pinewood Studios, and a photo-stop at a covert meeting with M

There will also be a short photo-stop outside Pinewood Studios. The studio is the leading destination for filmmakers and where the Bond films have been made since Dr No in 1962. En route to central London, there is just enough time to drop by the West London location where Bond and M meet by the river Thames in No Time to Die .

• See memorable James Bond locations on a day tour from London including sites from Goldfinger, Thunderball, The Living Daylights, The World is Not Enough, SPECTRE, A View to a Kill and No Time to Die
• Visit the country park back lot used for actions sequences in Goldfinger, Die Another Day and Casino Royale and do a location trek
• Pay your respects at the site of Tracy Di Vicenzo's grave from For Your Eyes Only
• Travel up the long driveway to the Bladen safe house from The Living Daylights

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Synonymous with some of the big and small screen’s most enduring productions over its 80-year history, Pinewood’s iconic UK studios are just 8 miles from Heathrow airport and 20 miles from central London.

Home to the legendary 007 stage, a further 23 stages, 3 TV studios, a world-class post-production offering, the unique permanently filled Underwater Stage, acres of backlot and thousands of square feet of production office and workshop space, Pinewood has everything you need all in one place.

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James Bond’s Studios At Pinewood Are Opening To The Public In The UK

007 fans listen up! The famous studios at Pinewood are opening to the public and you can learn all about the secrets of the world's most famous agent.

As the world wonders who the next actor to play James Bond will be, Pinewood Studios have dropped some exciting news for super fans of the franchise.

As part of the famous studios’ expansion, the 007 Studios will be opening to the public to drop some super secret intelligence secrets. I think that calls for a Martini…

Pinewood Studios has been the home to many smash hits, including the latest Bond outing No Time To Die , and the £500 million expansion will give visitors a glimpse into its workings.

In what is being called a “global growth plan” for British film, the studios will undergo a 32,500 square-metre growth, and is set to include the visitor attraction, a training and skills hub alongside fresh production resources.

Paul Golding, chairman of Pinewood Group, said: “The decision allows us to continue our ongoing investment in the Studios and support for the UK film and television industries. We now have the opportunity of creating a world-class training centre and film-inspired visitor attraction.”

Will we get insight to the famous car flip in Casino Royale ? A crash-course in gadgetry? At least some of those beach shots? That, along with the opening date, is yet to be confirmed, so we’ll just sip on that Martini while we wait…

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Pinewood Studios, Pinewood Road, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, SL0 0NH, United Kingdom

Featured in Dr No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Live And Let Die (1973), The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), A View To A Kill (1985), The Living Daylights (1987), Goldeneye (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999), Die Another Day (2002), Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008) and Skyfall (2012)

The James Bond franchise has had a strong connection with Pinewood Studios since Dr No in 1962. Acting as a base of operations for the James Bond films, many scenes from the films have been shot at these famous studios. Often taking over the whole studio, the early Bond films found inventive ways to film the studios own buildings. Scenes such as the car chase in Goldfinger 's factory, and SPECTRE island in From Russia With Love, where filmed used various actual buildings around the studios. Even the studios parks have been used in films like The World Is Not Enough.

Located approximately 20 miles outside of London, Pinewood Studios was formerly manor houses dating back to the 17th century, however the site at Pinewood was not created until 1935. The studios has seen many films, television programmes, commercial and even promotional events and rehearsals being filmed at its historic location. From Lara Croft to Superman, Harry Potter to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Spooks to The Weakest Link, there have been many stars and shows to film at Pinewood. It's stages and back-lots have become ice palaces, Cambodian tombs, space ships, Paris Operas - in fact anywhere in the world and absolutely anything that can be dreamed up from the imaginations of famous directors, is created here.

Pinewood contains many stages all of different sizes and types. From the very smallest stage (where scenes such as the torture scene in Casino Royale were filmed) to the unique underwater stage, Pinewood has it all. However it's the famous 007 stage that is the first thing that springs to mind when you think about Pinewood. The filming of The Spy Who Loved Me in 1966-67 created a few logistical problems when the script involved filming two submarines inside an oil tanker. Actual filming inside a tanker was out of the question due to insurance and financial reasons, so the creation of the 007 stage, a massive set with one of the largest water tanks was given. The original stage actually burnt to the ground in a accident in 1984, but was rebuilt extremely quickly and renamed the "Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage".

Another fire on 30th July 2006 caused serious damage to the stage only days after filming had finished for Casino Royale. The remains of the mangled and twisted structure were demolished in September 2006, and were rebuilt in less than six months.

Pinewood is closed to the public, however look out for special events held by Bondstars.com , which often include tours of studios, inside the 007 stage and meeting special guests. §

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There is a cinema on site

• 10:23, 7 JAN 2021
• Updated 18:12, 11 JAN 2021

A-list actors, world-class directors and top filmmakers all come to Buckinghamshire to film at the iconic Pinewood Studios.

The studio is based in Iver Heath and has 24 stages, including the legendary 007 Stage, three TV studios and a unique permanently-filled underwater stage.

The Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage at Pinewood was built in 1976 for the Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me.

In 2007 the new 007 Stage opened and housed the sets for the Bond movie SPECTRE.

Can you visit Pinewood Studios?

Unfortunately Pinewood Studios do not have organised studio tours, however they do have a cinema which is open to the public on the same site.

The cinema has weekend-only screenings and shows a range of independent and blockbuster releases.

It is also available for private hire and can host previews, conferences and corporate events.

The studios also record a number of TV shows with a live audience which you can attend.

Former TV shows include Would I Lie To You?, Taskmaster and The Mash Report.

Which major films have been shot there?

The studio films both big-budget blockbusters and smaller indie films at the Iver Heath site.

Popular films include the James Bond series, the new Star Wars saga, Tim Burton’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory remake and Paddington.

The famous 007 stage was even the setting for the Greek village in Mamma Mia!

You can find out more about visiting the cinema on the website here .

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Pinewood Studios planning film-inspired studio tour attraction

Pinewood Group has been granted permission to begin planning an expansion of Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom, which will include a film-inspired visitor attraction.

As reported by Blooloop , Pinewood Group’s application for the expansion has been approved by Buckinghamshire Council, meaning that the company can move forward with plans to develop the £500m (About $668 million USD) Screen Hub UK, located adjacent to Pinewood Studios.

This development will expand upon the existing facility and increase the capacity for film production in the U.K. The project is expected to boost the local economy by £355m (About $474 million USD) annually and create over 3,500 new jobs.

The proposed development includes new sound stages, a skills and training hub that will be operated by the National Film and Television School, a business growth hub, and a film-themed visitor attraction titled “Pinewood Studio Experience.”

Films shot at the famous Pinewood Studios include “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” the “Harry Potter” franchise, select films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and more.

This is the latest studio tour-esque offering in a long-running trend of tours that go behind-the-scenes of the movies and television shows fans know and love. Warner Bros. will open the Game of Thrones Studio Tour in 2022, followed by a new location of The Making of Harry Potter in Japan in 2023.

To learn more, visit PinewoodGroup.com .

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Pay attention, 007! James Bond’s UK studios are opening to the public

A first look at Pinewood Studios’ massive new expansion plans

Roll up aspiring secret agents, because the home of 007 will be opening its doors for the general public to have a nose about.

Pinewood Studios, the studio home of the James Bond franchise, including No Time to Die , and a multitude of Hollywood blockbusters, has been given the green light for its £500 million expansion plan .

Pinewood’s $570 million, 32,500-square-metre expansion plan, Screen Hub UK, will be a ‘global growth hub’ for British film based on a plot adjacent to its current 77-acre complex. The plans are in an early stage of development but will include a visitor attraction, new production facilities, and a training and skills hub.

Also on the cards are new studio spaces, continuing to fuel the UK’s status as Hollywood’s current home-from-home, and plans to ‘extensively enhance the ecology and biodiversity of the area around the development’. Cuckoos in the nest, Mr Bond. ‘The decision allows us to continue our ongoing investment in the Studios and support for the UK film and television industries,’ says Paul Golding, chairman of Pinewood Group. ‘We now have the opportunity of creating a world-class training centre and film-inspired visitor attraction.’

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Plans approved for Pinewood Studios visitor attraction

Today, Buckinghamshire Council's Strategic Sites Planning Committee has resolved to grant planning permission for the expansion of the world-renowned Pinewood Studios site in Buckinghamshire, England.

Plans have been approved to expand Britain’s biggest film studios to include new studio spaces and a major visitor attraction.

Buckinghamshire Council’s Strategic Sites Planning Committee has resolved to grant planning permission for the expansion of the world-renowned Pinewood Studios site.

The Buckinghamshire studios has become one of the world’s most iconic studios, and over the last 80 years, has built an impressive portfolio of hosting filming and production to blockbuster hits, including James Bond, Mamma Mia and Oliver Twist. Plans include building Pinewood Studio’s very own international visitor attraction, allowing guests to be able to step inside the impressive collection of films brought to life at the site.

In addition to the guest experience, the expansion will include a new studio space, complete with state of the art sound stages, a business growth hub and a skills & training facility, operated by the National Film and Television School.

Officials at Pinewood Studios also announce plans to extensively enhance ecology and biodiversity in the area to bring considerable benefits to wildlife and local communities. 

It is expected that the development project will result in a £355 million boost to the UK economy and create over 3,500 jobs if given final approval.

In response to the Committee’s greenlight, Paul Golding, Chairman of Pinewood Group said: 

“We are delighted by this outcome. The decision allows us to continue our ongoing investment in the Studios and support for the UK film and television industries.  

“Importantly, we now have the opportunity of creating a world-class training centre and film inspired visitor attraction, bringing considerable benefits to the community of Buckinghamshire and the UK economy.” 

Elsewhere,  tickets go on sale for Warner Bros. Studio Tour Valentine themed F&B experience.

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The world-famous 007 Stage

The Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage at Pinewood was built in 1976 for the Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me .  It has been home to the Cambodian Temples for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider , The Louvre Gallery in The Da Vinci Code and The Chocolate River Room in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory . In 2007 the new 007 Stage opened and housed the Greek fishing village for Mamma Mia! , as well as sets for Bond movie SPECTRE , the Fountain of Youth in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides , and the Summit, Camp Four and Hilary's Step in Everest .

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History of the 007 stage.

The stage was originally conceived in 1976 by production designer Ken Adam to house the set he had designed for the interior of the Liparus supertanker in the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me .

The stage's construction cost $1.8 million. The stage was christened the "007 Stage" on 5 December 1976 during a ceremony attended by former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson. In contrast to the volcano crater set Adam had built for You Only Live Twice in 1966, the 007 Stage was to be a permanent structure that could be rented out to other productions.

The 007 Stage burnt to the ground on 27 June 1984 towards the end of filming of Ridley Scott's Legend. It was rebuilt, and reopened in January 1985, with the new name, "Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage", in time for filming to commence on A View to a Kill (1985).

Another fire occurred on 30 July 2006. The fire occurred just after production ended on the Bond film Casino Royale while the Venetian piazza set was being dismantled. Eight fire engines took 90 minutes to bring the fire under control; a spokesman for the local fire brigade said gas canisters may have exploded inside the building. Filming had been completed on the stage several days before and it was being dismantled, so it did not delay production or release of the film.

The damage to the building was extensive causing the roof of the building to collapse. On 31 July 2006, Pinewood issued a statement indicating that the stage "will need to be demolished and rebuilt" and that there had been no casualties in the incident. The fire-damaged stage was demolished on 13–14 September.

Construction on the new stage began on 18 September and was completed in under 6 months. The new stage was redesigned and included a number of new features including an increased working floor space area, enclosed stairwells to the gantry, a vehicle ramp into the tank, aircraft hangar-style loading doors, increased electrical power and better insulation. The new stage is 374 feet (114 m) long, 158 feet (48 m) wide and 41 to 50 feet (15 m) high (114 x 48 x 12–15 m). The stage is the biggest in Europe around 59,000 sq ft (5,500 m2).

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