Curtains for Bray Studios?
Fans of Hammer Horror will no doubt be aware of the important role Bray Studios played in the history of the production company throughout the 50s and 60s. Situated next to the River Thames at Water Oakley, Berkshire, Bray Studios was also where Ridley Scott filmed Alien in the late Seventies. The studio has recently come under threat. The current owners have applied for permission to carry out refurbishment work on the Grade II listed Down Place - the building at the centre of the studio complex. It is also their intention to demolish all of the existing Bray Studios buildings and convert the listed Down Place house into private residence (which will be lived in by the owner of Bray Management Ltd.). If this happens, the character of the Bray Studios site will be irreparably altered and a piece of British film history will be gone forever. Bray is actually set to celebrate its 60th year as a film studio next year, and is one of the few surviving studios from the era of classic Bri...