[6][5] The premises were largely derelict, and Hammer used the building's interior for filming before constructing a sound stage on the estate in 1952.

As this five-year agreement ended, Hammer founder James Carreras sold shares in the company to Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC).

[9] The final Hammer film produced in full at Bray was 1966's The Mummy's Shroud;[10] by November 1966 the move to Elstree was complete.

Samuelson provided the complex with an investment of £2,000,000 (£8,100,000 in 2023) before selling the site to a property development company who planned to demolish the sound stages and convert Down Place into office buildings.

[11] At this time, the soundstages at Bray were used as a rehearsal facility for large musical events and touring acts, including the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert[12] and on numerous occasions by Pink Floyd and Roger Waters.

[13][14] In 2014, Hendricks announced his intention to sell the site, explaining that it was not economically viable citing competition from the studios at Pinewood and Shepperton, as well as Bray's location in a green belt.