Pebble Mill Studios
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The BBC Birmingham Network production centre Pebble Mill was located in Edgbaston, a suburb of Birmingham, England.
Opened by HRH Princess Anne on the 10 November 1971, it was a prominent landmark in the Edgbaston area. The land for the site was acquired by BBC Birmingham in the 1950s but the plans for the site weren't approved until 1967, the same year that construction of the studios began.
The seven storey site contained several offices, television studios, radio studios, two canteens, a post office and a garden. The views from the roof overlooked Cannon Hill Park, a nature centre, as well as Birmingham's city centre.
The facilities were second only to Television Centre within the BBC. The world's longest running radio soap, The Archers was produced at Pebble Mill, as was talk shows Pebble Mill at One and Good Morning with Anne and Nick, Midlands Today and television dramas All Creatures Great and Small, Juliet Bravo and Doctors.
The BBC vacated the premises and moved to new studios at The Mailbox, completing the transfer on 22 October 2004. Remaining fixtures, furniture and technical equipment were auctioned at Pebble Mill a few weeks later. The studios were demolished between May and September 2005, and the site is to be redeveloped as a science park.
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