The British Academy building, designed by John Nash, provides a supreme period canvas for film or photographic location hire in London, with one-of-a-kind period features and unrivalled views of St James’s Park and the Mall. Each space is unique in terms of style and decoration. No.10 is bold, 18th Century French chateau in style and No.11 is minimal, 18th Century classical in style. Among its treasures are the bright triple aspect Lee Reading Room flanked by bookshelves; a three-flight black marble staircase sweeping into a grand entrance hall; French-style features by Detmar Blow and Ferdnand Billerey; and a trompe l’oeil painted ceiling. Other features include a cage lift, grand cornice work, bronze-gilded candelabra (originally from Buckingham Palace) and plastered ceilings.