Dickenson Road Studios

Dickenson Road Studios
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Black and white photo of a church on a street
BBC Dickenson Road Studios, c. 1965
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Map of Manchester
Dickenson Road Studios
Location in Greater Manchester
Map of Manchester
Map of Manchester
Dickenson Road Studios
Location in the City of Manchester
Former namesDickenson Rd Wesleyan Methodist Church
General information
StatusDemolished
TypeConverted church/film and television studio
Architectural styleGothic Revival
LocationDickenson Road, Rusholme
Town or cityManchester
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates53°27′09″N 2°13′11″W / 53.4524°N 2.2197°W / 53.4524; -2.2197
Construction started1862
Opened
  • 1862 Church opened
  • 1947 converted to film studio
Closed1975
Demolished1975
Owner
Design and construction
Architect(s)William Haley & Son
Known forBroadcast of the first episodes of Top of the Pops

Dickenson Road Studios was a film and television studio in Rusholme, Manchester, in north-west England. It was originally set up in 1947 in a former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel by the film production company Mancunian Films and was acquired by BBC Television in 1954. The studio was used for early editions of the music chart show Top of the Pops between 1964 and 1966.

The studio closed in 1975, when the BBC moved to New Broadcasting House on Oxford Road and the building was demolished.