Plaque

Cunard / Broadwest Film Studio

Erection date: 1/5/2017

Inscription

The Cunard / Broadwest Film Studio, 1914 - 1921.
On this site stood one of the pioneering film studios established in the early days of British film production.
Waltham Forest Heritage
Waltham Forest

Site: Cunard / Broadwest Film Studio (1 memorial)

E17, Wood Street, 247 - 251

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesof london.co.uk

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