Leavesden Studio - Fly By - BBC

[Steve]

Funny, I always thought it was Leavensden Studios, but apparently
it is Leaves Den Studios, or more accurately Leavesden Studios.

Anyway, the BBC has recently flow a heliocopter over the studios
and recorded some of the construction that is going on there.
You can see partially complete Burrow, Hagrid's hut, Privet
Drive, something church-like that might be the courtyard at
Hogwarts, and a few other things.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7386200.stm

Note: there is no sound with this video.

Just out of curiosity, I was playing with 'Google Earth' 
which is a free program that has visually (by photograph)
mapped the entire world. You can see parked cars and people
walking on the streets of London. It's really great. 

So, I thought I would try to find Leavesden Studios and see
if I could see the construction. Google Earth is reasonably
up to date, and they have been filming and constructing
at the studio for years.

Sadly - no dice, I found the studio but can't find any of the
construction. I guess we have to wait for the satellite to
fly over again.

Anyway, if you have Google Earth and would like to see the
studio, enter this in your Google Earth Search -

Leavesden Studios, Watford, Hertfordshire, England

It should take you to roughly -

51deg 38' 57.89" N
0deg 25' 21.62" W

If you don't have Google Earth, you can get it at -

http://earth.google.com/

For what it's worth.

Steve/bboyminn