Erection date: 1/5/2017
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
E17, Wood Street, 247 - 251
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesof london.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Cunard / Broadwest Film Studio
The Cunard Film Company Limited moved into a purpose-built studio, close to t...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Cunard / Broadwest Film Studio
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