{"id":141309,"date":"2023-09-05T17:11:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T17:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/?p=141309"},"modified":"2023-09-05T17:11:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T17:11:53","slug":"inside-eastenders-former-set-with-queen-vic-before-it-was-bulldozed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/celebrities\/inside-eastenders-former-set-with-queen-vic-before-it-was-bulldozed\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside EastEnders&apos; former set with Queen Vic before it was bulldozed"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Inside EastEnders&#8217; abandoned former set with iconic Queen Vic pub before it was bulldozed for housing scheme<\/h2>\n<p>Pictures of the old EastEnders set have been revealed, showing an eerie abandoned Albert Square.<\/p>\n<p>The former set was where the BBC soap was filmed for 37 years, housed at BBC Elstree Studios in Borehamwood.<\/p>\n<p>However, in January 2022 the show was moved to a new location, leaving its old home abandoned.<\/p>\n<p>The original set was left to fall into disrepair before it was finally demolitioned in June of this year.<\/p>\n<p>The set was built in 1984 ahead of the show&#8217;s very first episode, and was only intended to be used for two years originally.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/16\/75082645-12483265-image-a-1_1693928777625.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Haunting: Pictures of the old EastEnders set have been revealed, showing an eerie abandoned Albert Square<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/16\/75082653-12483265-image-a-2_1693928781466.jpg\" height=\"845\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Old home: The former set was where the BBC soap was filmed for 37 years, housed at BBC Elstree Studios in Borehamwood<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/16\/75082651-12483265-image-a-3_1693928844676.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gone:\u00a0However, in January 2022 the show was moved to a new location, leaving its old home abandoned<\/p>\n<p>The studio was bulldozed to make way for a new housing scheme that&#8217;s due to be built on the land soon, according to The Sun.<\/p>\n<p>Pictures before the demolition show\u00a0the iconic Queen Victoria pub, where drama is always going down, lying abandoned.<\/p>\n<p>Another snap shows the famous Minute Mart newsagents empty, while its shelves are still full of prop stock.<\/p>\n<p>The front of the Walford police station can be seen in another, which usually contained a\u00a0Mitchell sibling.<\/p>\n<p>One photo shows the Slater household with the\u00a0pictures still on the fall and Stacey&#8217;s son Arthur&#8217;s toys lying on the floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The chip shop that was previously owned by Ian Beale, Beale&#8217;s Plaice, is seen in another shot.<\/p>\n<p>The pharmacy and Turf Accountants are also abandoned, with other pictures showing sets of several family living rooms.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy Beale&#8217;s cafe can be seen empty too, but there are still pastries and drinks set out.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/16\/75082657-12483265-image-a-4_1693928856941.jpg\" height=\"845\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bulldozed: The original set was left to fall into disrepair before it was finally demolitioned in June of this year<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/16\/75082671-12483265-image-a-5_1693928876185.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Outlived its use:\u00a0The set was built in 1984 ahead of the show&#8217;s very first episode, and was only intended to be used for two years originally<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/16\/75082675-12483265-image-a-6_1693928904646.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Replaced:\u00a0The set was built in 1984 ahead of the show&#8217;s very first episode, and was only intended to be used for two years originally<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/16\/75082681-12483265-image-a-7_1693928921803.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Abandoned: A snap shows the famous Minute Mart newsagents empty, while its shelves are still full of prop stock<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/16\/75082677-12483265-image-a-8_1693928947279.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Dramatic:\u00a0The front of the Walford police station can be seen in another, which usually contained a Mitchell sibling<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/16\/75082663-12483265-image-a-9_1693928954571.jpg\" height=\"475\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Forgotten:\u00a0The chip shop that was previously owned by Ian Beale, Beale&#8217;s Plaice, is seen in another shot<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/16\/75082659-12483265-image-a-11_1693928965879.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Frozen in time:\u00a0One photo shows the Slater household with the pictures still on the fall and Stacey&#8217;s son Arthur&#8217;s toys lying on the floor<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/16\/75082661-12483265-image-a-10_1693928959132.jpg\" height=\"845\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Props:\u00a0Kathy Beale&#8217;s cafe can be seen empty too, but there are still pastries and drinks set out<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/16\/75082649-12483265-image-a-12_1693928970126.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Goodbye:\u00a0The pharmacy and Turf Accountants are also abandoned, with other pictures showing sets of several family living rooms<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/16\/75082667-12483265-image-a-13_1693928972282.jpg\" height=\"845\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Expensive move:\u00a0The new set is located just a stone&#8217;s throw from the old location and cost \u00a387million to create<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/16\/75082683-12483265-image-a-14_1693928978276.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Long time coming:\u00a0It was completed in 2022 after five years of work hampered by the coronavirus pandemic and backlash over soaring costs &#8211; with the project originally intended for completion in August 2018<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/16\/75082655-12483265-image-a-15_1693928980500.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Plans:\u00a0The soap is planning to add three brand new sets, according to planning documents obtained by The Sun\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The new set is located just a stone&#8217;s throw from the old location and cost\u00a0\u00a387million to create.<\/p>\n<p>It was completed in 2022 after\u00a0<span>five years of work hampered by the coronavirus pandemic and backlash over soaring costs &#8211;\u00a0with the project originally intended for completion in August 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The soap is planning to add three brand new sets, according to planning documents obtained by\u00a0The Sun.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>EastEnders production are now able to explore new areas on screen and writers, producers and directors have greater freedom to drive further creativity.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2018, the BBC was accused of &#8216;outrageously overspending&#8217; licence fee cash after it emerged that EastEnders&#8217; new set would cost \u00a386.7million.<\/p>\n<p>That was \u00a327million over the original budget \u2013 and the project was expected to be nearly five years late.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC was accused of &#8216;complacency&#8217; over the astonishing \u00a387million bill for its new EastEnders set in March 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-12483265\/Inside-EastEnders-abandoned-former-set-iconic-Queen-Vic-pub-bulldozed-housing-scheme.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inside EastEnders&#8217; abandoned former set with iconic Queen Vic pub before it 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