General view of buildings at 265-273 Kingston Road, Merton. Sign for The Olde Leather Bottel public house car park is visible on the left; the pub, not visible in the image, still exists but has been renamed Leather Bottle. The building further down is Long Lodge at number 267a-269, the premises of Guild Sound and Vision Ltd (formerly Sound Services) and Audio-Visual Centre. Long Lodge was built c1725 and was the home and studio of the pre-Raphaelite artist Fredrick Shields from 1896 until his death in 1911. From 1912 till mid-1930s it served as the home and offices of architect J.S. Brocklesby, who designed a number of Arts and Crafts houses locally and elsewhere. In 1930 the building became the headquarters of Merton Park Studios, owner of the Sound Services studio and produced training and propaganda films during World War II. After the war it concentrated on training, education and advertising and promotional films. Feature films, mainly crime- and horror-based 'B-movies', were also produced here until 1967, when the production company moved to Bushey, Hertfordshire. After closing, the site was redeveloped for housing and its sound stages were demolished, though library and technical services continued until the mid 1970s, as seen here. Long Lodge itself was Grade II listed in 1954 and is now occupied as offices; listing number 1358010.