- Wessex Sound Studios
Wessex Sound Studios was a
recording studio located in Highbury New Park,London ,England . Many renowned popular music artists recorded there, including theSex Pistols ,The Clash ,The Sinceros ,Queen andThe Rolling Stones . The property was sold to a residential development company in 2003.History
The building that would become Wessex Studios was built in 1881 as a
church hall of St. Augustine's Church, located in Highbury, London. Like other buildings of theVictorian era , it featured Gothic design.In the 1960s, the Thompson family converted the church hall into a recording studio. They named it "Wessex" because their previous recording studio had been located in what was historically the kingdom of
Wessex .George Martin , producer ofThe Beatles , bought the building in 1965. In 1975, Chrysalis bought Wessex Studios and Martin'sAIR Studios ; Martin became a director of the company. In 2003, Neptune Group bought the building and later converted it into aresidential development known as "The Recording Studio", comprising eightapartment s and atownhouse .References
* [http://money.independent.co.uk/property/homes/article18379.ece Good vibrations - Property, House & Home - The Independent ] at money.independent.co.uk
* [http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_bill_price_interview_2/index.html The Bill Price Interview ] at mixonline.com
* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=2310 Islington - Churches | British History Online ] at www.british-history.ac.ukExternal links
* [http://www.neptunegroup.com/ Neptune Group] - Current owner of the building
* [http://www.staugustine.org.uk/ St. Augustine's Church] - The church in front of the building
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