About this location
This beautifully restored, listed former town hall is one of the most versatile filming locations in Wandsworth, south west London, with a vast fire-damaged Grand Hall, a stained-glass Octagonal Hall and a wealth of characterful rooms, corridors and staircases. It has hosted many high-profile film and TV productions, and its film-friendly team and blackout-ready spaces suit period and fantasy drama, horror, music videos, fashion shoots and events.
Key features
- Grand Hall with distressed, fire-damaged period architecture, electronic blackout blinds and motor points for rigging
- Octagonal Hall with stained-glass dome and mosaic floor
- Wood-panelled council chamber with balcony
- Grand foyer with sweeping staircase
- Members' bar with large windows and parquet floor
- Long period corridors and atmospheric side rooms
- Lower hall with kitchen / cafe
- Victorian town hall frontage and private road
Room breakdown
- Grand Hall
- Octagonal Hall
- Council chamber
- Grand foyer and staircase
- Members' bar
- Lower hall
- Kitchen / cafe
- Corridors and side rooms
- Production rooms
Parking and accessibility
Parking: A private road runs alongside the building, giving parking and vehicle access in central London. Parking is included in the location fee, and the team can advise on local parking and useful parking suspensions.
Access: The Grand Hall Suite has step-free access via its own dedicated entrance, and the rest of the building is reached by a large service lift.
Amenities
- Rooms of all sizes for production offices, green rooms, holding and dressing rooms
- High-speed internet
- Cafe bar on site
- In-house technicians and production equipment
- Electronic blackout blinds and rigging points in the Grand Hall
- Parking on the private road