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Marcus Beck Library

1 Wimpole Street

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Marcus Beck Library sculptural relief, ideal for gala dinners and cultural events.
  • From £700
  • 30 U-Shaped
  • Oxford Circus and Bond Street
  • From £700
  • 30 U-Shaped
  • Oxford Circus and Bond Street
Historic medical library setting with rare book collections creates an authentic scholarly atmosphere perfect for professional filming and educational content.
Benjamin Edmonds
Benjamin Edmonds

Venue Expert @ Hire Space

  • Central London location minutes from Oxford Circus & Bond Street
  • Award-winning in-house AV team available
  • LCD screen included with room hire
  • Historic wooden panelled room with oak parquet flooring
  • Red leather chairs in horseshoe formation for up to 30 people
  • Marble fireplace and medical book-lined walls
  • High quality air conditioning maintained at 20°C

The Marcus Back Library is a wooden panelled room with impressive oak parquet flooring, red leather chairs and a marble fire place. Its unique historic heritage and large library of medical books lining the walls, makes it a great spot for filmed interviews and videography. This room can host up to 30 people in a impressive horse-shoe style formation and features high quality air conditioning. The temperature in the room is maintained at 20C degrees to protect the rare books stored in the various glass cabinets.

Frequently asked questions

The Marcus Beck Library is available for £900 per day (09:00-17:00) plus VAT. This wooden panelled room with oak parquet flooring and red leather chairs provides an impressive historic setting for filmed interviews and videography.

The Marcus Beck Library accommodates a maximum of 30 people in a fixed U-shape layout. The room features red leather chairs arranged in an impressive horseshoe formation, which cannot be reconfigured due to the historic nature of the space.

The room is temperature controlled at exactly 20°C to preserve the antique medical books stored in glass cabinets throughout the space. This temperature cannot be altered under any circumstances, which may affect comfort levels during extended filming sessions.

An LCD screen is included in the room hire. Additional equipment available for hire includes: laptop (£150), video conference kit (included), and flipchart with pens (£40). All prices are subject to VAT.

There is a minimum chargeable number of 15 people that applies to all bookings. Even if your actual attendance is lower, you will be charged for 15 people for any catering services ordered.

Catering is charged per person, per serving and includes: tea/coffee with traditional biscuits (£4.30), tea/coffee with biscuits and fresh fruit (£5.00), fresh fruit platter (£4.50), tea/coffee with Danish pastries and fruit salad (£6.00), and working lunch (£26.25). All prices are subject to VAT.

The venue operates from 09:00-17:00 for standard bookings. Evening events are available from 6:30pm-10pm, with service ending at 10pm to allow guests to depart. The venue is closed on certain dates throughout the year.

All quotes are valid for 5 days only. The venue does not automatically hold space when providing quotes - you must specifically request a temporary hold if you need time to make a decision.

No external food or drink is allowed into the venue under any circumstances. All catering must be provided by the venue's in-house kitchen and catering team.

The Marcus Beck Library features wooden panelled walls, impressive oak parquet flooring, red leather chairs, a marble fireplace, and large library of medical books lining the walls in glass cabinets. The historic heritage and unique aesthetic make it particularly suitable for filmed interviews and videography work.

More about 1 Wimpole Street

1 Wimpole Street has some of the most comfortable and technically advanced conference & events spaced in central London. Located minutes way from Oxford Circus & Bond Street underground stations it is connected to all the major railway stations in London. There are over 15 function spaces including 3 state-of-the-art auditoriums the largest of which holds up to 300 people. There is a large glass roofed atrium perfect for events for up to 200 people. Plus other smaller meeting spaces. An award-winning in-house AV team are on hand a tall times as are the in-house kitchen and catering teams.