Heatherden Hall

The banqueting facilities are located in the original Manor House - Heatherden Hall, offering a formal arrangement of stately rooms overlooking sculptured gardens in the Buckinghamshire countryside.

Heatherden Hall has a fascinating history and catalogue of notable owners including the famous Indian Cricketer K.S. Rhanjitsinhji and Canadian Financier Lt. Col. Grant Morden. In the early 1900’s the original house was transformed into a Victorian showpiece, with a huge Ballroom and a Turkish bath. In the 1920’s it became a retreat for politicians and diplomats and, in November 1921, provided the venue for the negotiation & signing of the Irish Free State Treaty.

In 1934 the house was bought at auction by the prominent builder Charles Boot. He was later to meet J. Arthur Rank and would become his partner in the studio project.

The first production to take place at Pinewood was “London Melody” in 1936, and by it’s 60th anniversary Pinewood had produced no less than 600 films, both for the big screen & television. Classic films created at Pinewood include “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”; “Oliver Twist” & “Great Expectations”, directed by David Lean; Lord Olivier & Marilyn Monroe’s “The Prince & The Showgirl” (her only film ever made outside of Hollywood); “The Great Gatsby”; The “Doctor” films: the “Carry On” films and most of the “James Bond” adventures.