Barnes has such a village feel to it that it is easy to forget we are in Greater London. It is close to the action, but there is none here. Oh, but there used to be. It was home to Olympic Studios. Still is, technically, but in a much reduced presence. If you listened to rock music from 1967 forward, you know some of the magic made here. Barnes sticks up into the Thames River like a thumb. Hold your hand out like you're giving someone a thumb’s up. The building that housed the studios is right about where the lunula – that pale crescent thing – is at the base of your nail. If your nails are painted, use your imagination. The former home of Olympic Studios in Barnes.    The studios started in Central London but their lease wasn’t renewed in the mid-1960s. Their manager found a rundown hall in Barnes that had been used as a movie theater before being converted to a TV/film studio. It was 60 years old by the time Olympic renovated it and opened it in late 1966. It is a h...