Muswell Hill; the first Hollywood?

Robert W. Paul (3 October 1869 -- 28 March 1943) was a British electrician, scientific instrument maker and early pioneer of British film.In 1898 he designed and constructed Britain's first film studio in Muswell Hill, north London.These four short films were shot in the surrounding area.Music by incompetech.com

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Thank you very much for sharing. I am now in retirement in Asia but lived in Grove Avenue 1986-2014 and am still keenly interested in the area and its history.

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Hope you are warm Ali. Fancy missing the snow???

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Wow ! This is fantastic !

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Absolutely amazing footage. Presumably by Robert Paul?

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Amazing!

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You can see that big old house that used to be in the Ally Pally grounds.

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Does anyone know where his Studios actually were?