MGM Borehamwood was first built on a rural site.
Amalgamated Studios Ltd had constructed a large studio on the north side of Elstree Way, Borehamwood, between 1935 and 1937.
MGM-London purchased the former Amalgamated Studios in April 1944 and changed its name to MGM British Studios Ltd.
Films made at the MGM-British Studios included Ivanhoe (1952), Anastasia (1956), The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958), The Dirty Dozen (1967), The Prisoner TV series (1967ďż˝"68) and 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).