Celebrating Crossroads 2001 – The second series of ITV’s hotel soap from Carlton Television
	THE HOTEL EXTERIOR AT CARLTON STUDIOS, LENTON LANE.
			In February 2004 it was announced that Carlton Studios in Nottingham would be closing as part of a cost-cutting measure by ITV plc. Originally opened by HRH Prince Phillip in 1983, they were the home of Crossroads Hotel in 2001 - and ideally formed the exterior location as well as providing a base for the massive studio sets. The image on the left shows the hotel canopy built onto what was a fire escape at the back of the studio complex
	CONSTRUCTING THE SET
	The studios before construction work began. (Late 2000) The door on the right leads to the costume department. This is actually the rear of the studio complex. Note the extremely large grey studio wall, and the CARLTON logo on the side.	The set was clearly built to last. If you look behind the step-ladders you can just make out the fire escape, which allowed access to the studio buildings.
	The surrounding area was landscaped with evergreen trees and shrubs. Surprising for a “country hotel” – the new Crossroads was actually in the middle of an industrial estate!	Piles of red-brick ready to build around the skeleton. These were carefully chosen to match the existing walls of the studio complex. In reality, much of the exterior already existed.
	Finishing touches.... In the background you can see the coloured “cones” on the roof of the grey building that identify the old Central News East newsroom.	And….er….more finishing touches – though obviously from a different set of workmen.
	TO VIEW THE EXTERIOR ONCE FILMING WAS COMPLETED, CLICK HERE
	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Other famous shows that were made at Lenton Lane include: Bullseye, Blockbusters, Family Fortunes and Supermarket Sweep. The final installment of Central News East to come from Lenton Lane was broadcast on February 4^th 2005. The news team are now based in Birmingham, with a small newsgathering facility elsewhere in Nottingham. The studios have been bought by Nottingham university to form the basis of a new campus. The university was already leasing space from Carlton before the sale. There are further pictures of Lenton Lane HERE which is part of www.davidstransmitterworld.com (We are not responsible for the content of other sites)
	Some images on this page are taken from "Crossroads: The Comeback" © Carlton Television 2001
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