Paved paradise, put up a parking lot UPDATE: Pink Floyd's recording studio to become condos
Pink Floyds Recording Studio Is Being Turned Into Condos
By Nick DeRiso June 29, 2016 11:09 AM
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All in all, its just another apartment complex. A U.K. studio Pink Floyd built in the mid-70s and used for three of their albums is going to be converted into luxury rental space. The Islington Council approved renovation plans yesterday for Britannia Row, which was housed in a Victorian warehouse and church hall in the Canonbury district. I can confirm that the proposals were agreed last night at a meeting of the planning committee, a council spokesman told TeamRock.
Pink Floyd recorded 1977s Animals there, as well as parts of 1979s The Wall and 1994s The Division Bell. The official video for Another Brick in the Wall Part 2? included students from the nearby Islington Green School.
At first, all four band members shared a stake in Britannia Row. Drummer Nick Mason eventually assumed full ownership, moved the recording equipment to Fulham and converted the 25,000 square-foot facility into offices and studio space, before ultimately selling it in the early 90s to the building manager. Other artists who have used Britannia Row include Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (highlighted by My Buckets Got a Hole in It in 2000), Jon Lord (1982s Before I Forget), Jack Bruce (1983s Automatic) and the Cult (2007s Born Into This).
The Britannia Row developer is adding two floors to the building for residential space, but the town council is ensuring that the rest will be reserved for business use. It has a lot of really nice office space, council member Martin Klute told the Islington Tribune. We have lost a huge amount of small business space because
developers can make much more money converting spaces into residential.