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David Lean room

  • The David Lean Room at BAFTA headquarters, 195 Piccadilly.
  • The David Lean Room at BAFTA headquarters, 195 Piccadilly.
  • The David Lean Room at BAFTA headquarters, 195 Piccadilly.
  • The David Lean Room at BAFTA headquarters, 195 Piccadilly.

The David Lean Room at BAFTA headquarters, 195 Piccadilly.

The David Lean Room at BAFTA headquarters, 195 Piccadilly.

The David Lean Room at BAFTA headquarters, 195 Piccadilly.

The David Lean Room at BAFTA headquarters, 195 Piccadilly.

This large, airy space on the first floor is ideal for conferences, dinners and banquets. It caters for 216 seated, with its own private foyer bar and is configured to accommodate a stage within the room's planning.

Named in honour of the great British filmmaker who was also the Academy's first chairman, the David Lean Room and adjacent Foyer Bar provide 5,000 square feet of exhibition space with natural daylight and impressive views of Piccadilly, St James' Church and historic Jermyn Street.

Room Capacities:

  • Seated dinner - 204
  • Theatre style - 200
  • Cabaret Style - 120
  • Reception - 350
  • Dinner Dance - 180
  • Classroom Style - 120

Air conditioning
Full screening and PA system
BARCO DP1500 video/data projector if required
Remote controlled lighting
6 x 50" plasma screens around the room
Can accommodate a stage and dance floor

DIMENSIONS

Length: 19 metres
Width: 14 metres
Height: 6 metres
Seated: 213 fixed
pdf View room plan (99 KB)

Technical Specification

  • Power: 63 amp 3 phase TPN. 19 floor traps with 2 x 13 amp power points and 2 phone points in each (rj45 CAT6).
  • Barco video projector (model SLMR 12), able to interface with any digital/analogue video source.
  • Video Play back: Digi-beta/beta SP/low band u-matic/DVD/VHS.
  • 4 x 50" Pioneer plasma screens, can interface with all digital/analogue sources.
    PA system. Mixing desk. Room lights dimmable.
  • Private Bar: 6 floor traps with 2 x 13 amp sockets and 2 phone points in each.
    2 x 50" Pioneer plasma screens.

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