The London Studios

The London Studios
Location in the London Borough of Lambeth Show map of London Borough of Lambeth Location in Greater London Show map of Greater London
Former names	The South Bank Television Centre
Alternative names	The ITV Studios London Television Centre ITV Towers LWT Tower LWT
General information
Type	Television studios
Location	Lambeth, London
Address	Upper Ground, London, SE1 9LT[1]
Country	England
Coordinates	51°30′26″N 0°06′45″W / 51.50733°N 0.11237°W / 51.50733; -0.11237
Elevation	85 m (279 ft)
Construction started	1969
Completed	1972
Closed	Studios closed 30 April 2018
Demolished	TBD
Owner	ITV plc (2013–2019) Mitsubishi Estate London (2019–)[2][3]
Technical details
Floor count	24
Floor area	2.5 acres
Design and construction
Architect(s)	EPR Architects
Structural engineer	Clarke Nicholls and Marcel, Civil and Structural Engineers
Main contractor	Higgs and Hill

The London Studios (also known as The South Bank Studios, The London Television Centre, ITV Tower, Kent House and LWT Tower) in Lambeth, Central London was a television studio complex owned by ITV plc and originally built for London Weekend Television. The studios were located in Central London, on the South Bank next to the IBM Building and the Royal National Theatre. The building was set on 2.5 acres of land and was 24 floors high. The London Studios closed on 30 April 2018. Many ITV programmes now come from Television Centre in White City, London.

The facilities were the main studios for ITV, along with a number of production companies including ITV Studios and Shiver based in Kent House tower, while the studios were home to many entertainment, game and daytime shows. These included Good Morning Britain, The Graham Norton Show, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway and The Jonathan Ross Show. The studios were also used for other programmes from various other channels including BBC Television and Channel 4. ITV Creative, which promotes programmes on the ITV network, was also based at the London Studios.