[o8kawasaki89]

This Pics Were Taken Back In 2003

This first picture shows the view from the Big Brother lounge, looking out over the Big Brother garden towards the entrance to the Big Brother compound. The Big Brother housemates entered here to face nine weeks of confinement, watched by countless TV cameras and the viewing public across the nation. Intrigue, drama, boredom, seething sexual tension, chickens - this patch of land has seen them all. In fact, this is one of the most heavily watched locations in the entire country.

This field is in Bow, East London, Channel 4 built the first Big Brother House here right next to Three Mills film studios, the nerve centre for the first two series. However, Channel 4 weren't sure that the show would be a hit and only had planning permission for two years, after which Newham Council insisted that the house be pulled down and the site returned to a natural habitat. This has since happened and, as you can see, you'd never guess now from this green patch of wasteland that TV history had ever taken place here. Marjorie the chicken is long gone.

This picture shows the Big Brother lounge. It s very istrange to see now, surrounded by grass and gasworks, and to think back to everything that happened right here on this unassuming site. Nominations, evictions, weekly tasks and numerous secrets spilled in the diary room. Nasty Nick unmasked as a a liar and a cheat at the infamous kangaroo court round the dining table. Nichola and Craig's nude body-painting. Celebrity Jack's bid to escape through the fence. Dean's world record-breaking tower of sugar cubes. Helen falling for Paul and Paul falling for Helen. Brian's gasp at an unexpected victory. And not a blue plaque in sight.

This is the view today out of the old Big Brother compound, through the gate, over the bridge and off towards the Big Brother studios. The outside world was never very far away from the original Big Brother House, so the production team were always on the lookout for people standing on the other side of the fence, shouting out things that the contestants were never meant to hear. The new house built thirty miles away on a film lot in Elstree doesn't suffer from a public footpath along its southern border, which must help security no end. There's no security at all on the site in Bow now, just an unlocked gate into a deserted field.

Finally here's the legendary Big Brother bridge, leading across a particularly ugly concrete-banked water channel, part of the Bow Back Rivers. Davina would have crossed here twice on eviction night, once to collect the evicted housemate and then back again, running the gauntlet of the tabloid press and a baying crowd. Orginally Posted By Neon

[BBDodge]

Thanks for those. I would have thought the area had been developed by now. Anyone know?

[Patrick]

And these were in 2003?

I can only imagine what its like now.

See this is why I sort of wish BB3-11 were filmed in another location like this, because in about 5 years or so It will be nice to see..

'This is what the BB Houses look like now' and it being a dump and that.


But that wont happen with elstree I dont think.

[Jordan.]

Im not too keen on the living area

Where did you find these?

[Harry!]

The co-ordinates for google maps 51° 31′ 39″ N, 0° 0′ 11″ W

There is nothing to see just a field.

[o8kawasaki89]

Originally Posted by mathews220

Where did you find these?

I Found Them On A 4 year old post. Thought I Repost Them For People To See!

[*mazedsalv**]

I saw these like last year and its quite eery and creepp how the first two years of TV gold were done there and now its like that.

I remember the bridge so much especially during the BB2 final with the fireworks and the chering crowd, it looks so weird now, quite sad.

So think about it, after BB finishes, what will Elstree look like? where the house has been from BB3.

[BBDodge]

Originally Posted by *mazedsalv**

I saw these like last year and its quite eery and creepp how the first two years of TV gold were done there and now its like that.

I remember the bridge so much especially during the BB2 final with the fireworks and the chering crowd, it looks so weird now, quite sad.

So think about it, after BB finishes, what will Elstree look like? where the house has been from BB3.

It's built over the Elstree Studios tank so will presumably revert to that.

Here's a not very impressive photo of the tank pre-BB:

http://i25.tinypic.com/2n1hm4m.jpg

(originally posted by StewartF at DS)

Aerial shot:

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...madnohouse.jpg

(originally posted by Digital Sid at DS)

[Patrick]

Originally Posted by *mazedsalv**

I saw these like last year and its quite eery and creepp how the first two years of TV gold were done there and now its like that.

I remember the bridge so much especially during the BB2 final with the fireworks and the chering crowd, it looks so weird now, quite sad.

So think about it, after BB finishes, what will Elstree look like? where the house has been from BB3.

It'll be built over and use for somthing else seeing as Elstree films more than just BB but yeah I suppose in a few years we could look to see where the BB House was and it will be like a new film set or somthing but it wont be as sad as what these are.