{"id":19360,"date":"2018-06-21T17:27:47","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T16:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=19360"},"modified":"2018-06-25T16:54:02","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T15:54:02","slug":"ihbcs-heritage-from-the-doorstep-labour-bid-to-save-maida-vale-studios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=19360","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s \u2018Heritage from the doorstep\u2019: Labour bid to save Maida Vale Studios"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-19361\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Detail_of_Maida_Vale_Studios_-_geograph.org_.uk_-_962915_By-John-Andrew_CC-BY_SA-2_0.png\" alt=\"building\" width=\"284\" height=\"379\" \/>Labour has stepped in to stop the historic London building and recording studios, Maida Vale Studios, from being bulldozed as the BBC prepares to sell it, as reported by The <em>Evening Standard.<\/em><\/p>\n<h6><em>image:\u00a0By John Andrew, CC BY-SA 2.0,<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=13656620<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nThe <em>Evening Standard<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n<p>\u2026 the recording studios, a former roller- skating rink taken over by the Corporation in the 1930s, would close, with staff departing by 2022 and the freehold offered up for sale.<\/p>\n<p>But Geoff Barraclough, the ward\u2019s Labour representative, wants Historic England to list the building, ensuring it can\u2019t be sold to rapacious London developers and bulldozed. \u2018The BBC Maida Vale Studios are an integral part of the nation\u2019s musical heritage and it\u2019s sad to see the BBC pay so little regard to our cultural history,\u2019 says Barraclough\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Maida Vale Studios\u2026 was the site of Bing Crosby\u2019s final recordings. The Beatles, Beyonc\u00e9 and Girls Aloud have recorded there and David Bowie (far left) gave a special concert in the building in 2002. It was also the setting for the John Peel Sessions for Radio 1\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2026 Barraclough\u2019s fear is that the vacated building will be another victim of London\u2019s rapid redevelopment. \u2018There is a strong risk that the site is simply bulldozed and turned into unaffordable luxury flats,\u2019 he tells Wood &amp; Vale.<\/p>\n<p>Historic England is yet to receive a proposal for the site listing.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if they were onside, the BBC said: \u2018It is a matter for Historic England\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/news\/londoners-diary\/the-londoner-labour-bid-to-save-maida-vale-studios-a3858601.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Labour has stepped in to stop the historic London building and recording studios, Maida Vale Studios, from being bulldozed as the BBC prepares to sell it, as reported by The Evening Standard. image:\u00a0By John Andrew, CC BY-SA 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=13656620<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19360"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19370,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19360\/revisions\/19370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}