The Wool Hall

Residential recording studio built in a 16th-century wool store located in Church Street in the village of Beckington about 15km south of Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom. The building was originally converted into a recording studio in the 80’s by Tears For Fears, initially for private use. The Wool Hall was acquired by Van Morrison in 1994, who sold it in 2002. The studio was subsequently sold in 2016 into 3 residential living units and its equipment auctioned. The Smiths' final photoshoot took place outside the studio while recording Strangeways, Here We Come - shortly before guitarist Johnny Marr left the band. Also referred to as: - Wool Hall - Wool Hall, Beckington, Somerset - Wool Hall Studio - Wool Hall Studios - Woolhall Studio - Woolhall Studios - The Woolhall - The Wool Hall Studios - The Wool Hall Recording Studios - The Wool Hall, Bath on some releases. These variations also appear with variant location spellings. Please put the spelling on release to notes when you enter the studio here. Engineers: Syco (4), Matt Lawrence (until 1997) Assistant engineers: Dave Somers