Television Centre, Southampton
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Television Centre, Southampton was home to the three ITV contractors for the South and South East region: Southern, TVS, and Meridian. It was also known as The Southern Television Centre, The Southampton Television Centre, and unofficially as The Northam Studios.
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Television Centre | |
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Alternative names | The Southampton Television Centre |
General information | |
Type | Television studios |
Location | On the banks of the River Itchen, adjacent to Northam Bridge and the A3024. Access to the site was from rear. |
Address | Southampton, SO14 0PZ |
Coordinates | 50°54′49″N 1°23′18″W |
Construction started | 1967 |
Inaugurated | 19 August 1969 |
Demolished | Summer 2008 |
Cost | £2,500,000 |
Owner | Southern Television, Television South, Meridian Broadcasting |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 2 |
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The studio centre was constructed in 1967, vacated in 2004 and demolished in 2008. The site remained empty until 2015 when a £40 million development scheme to build 350 flats began.[1]