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st. mary’s church in bampton
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Although the main exterior for the period drama Downton Abbey is Highclere Castle in Highclere Park, many of the village exterior shots (and church interiors) were filmed near The Church of St. Mary the Virgin (the parish church of Bampton in Oxfordshire).
The current structure was originally constructed in the 12th century, with the spire added in the mid-13th century, but there are records of a church being at this location as early as 1089.
Several walking scenes in the village have been shot near the church. The nearby library exterior has been used in a number of shots, including the arrival of the Matthew Crawley and his mother to the area.
If you look closely during the show, you can sometimes pick out the occasional tv antenna and double yellow lines on the road. If you don't have anything better to do, that is.
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The main filming exterior (and many interiors) for the period drama Downton Abbey is Highclere Castle. Set on a 1,000 acre estate in the county of Hampshire, Highclere Castle is an example of Jacobethan architecture and was largely rebuilt in this style by Sir Charles Barry from 1839 to 1842 (after he completed the Houses of Parliament).
To distinguish, Highclere Castle is the historical county seat of the Earl of Carnovan. Downton Abbey is the fictional home of the Earl and Countess of Grantham in the North Riding of Yorkshire.
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from hüsker dü, husker du posted in music by pete_nice
Greg Norton (bass player for Hüsker Dü) worked at Northern Lights. In an interview he recalled:
"When the band started, I was working at a store called Northern Lights. The owner was kind enough to allow us to practice in the basement after the store closed. For the first year, we practiced every night."
7th street entry
from hüsker dü, the replacements, soul asylum posted in music by pete_nice
Opened in March of 1980, the 7th Street Entry is the smaller venue version of the adjoining First Ave Mainroom. Smaller in capacity (around 250), 7th Street has been a mainstay for up-and-coming band for the better part of three decades.
Hüsker Dü's Land Speed Record was recorded live here on August 15, 1981. It was released on New Alliance Records (Mike Watt and D. Boon of the Minutemen's label).
During the heyday of the Minneapolis punk scene, bands such as Hüsker Dü, the Replacements, and Soul Asylum played here on a regular basis. It's still a great place to nurse a PBR tallboy.
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from hüsker dü, minutemen, sublime, black flag posted in music by pete_nice
Total Access Recording Studio in Redondo Beach has been open since December 1980. The lists of bands who have recorded here is too extensive to list, but here's one interesting anecdote.
After being signed as the first non-West Coast band on the SST Records label (Black Flag, the Minutemen), Hüsker Dü went to record Zen Arcade at Total Access with producer Spot in October of 1983. The band recorded 25 songs, and all but two were on the first take. The recording and the mixing of Zen Arcade took 85 hours total and cost $3,200.