National Grid Room
This elegant room boasts natural light and stunning views over The Mall and St James’s Park. Ideal as a breakout or registration space, as well as for intimate drinks receptions or private dining.
National Grid, an international company delivering gas and electricity to millions of people across the UK and north-eastern US, shares the Academy’s ambition to get many more people interested and engaged in engineering, science and technology. National Grid is at the heart of one of the greatest challenges facing our society; the creation of new sustainable energy solutions for the future – and the development of an energy system that can underpin our economic prosperity in the 21st century.
In supporting the Forum for Engineering, National Grid is helping the Academy to raise the visibility of engineering and the vital and exciting roles engineers and technicians fulfill.
Room layout
Capacities
Boardroom | 24 |
Dinner | 40 |
Reception | 60 |
Theatre | 60 |
Cabaret | 28 |
U-Shaped | 24 |
This ground floor room can be ajoined to The David Sainsbury Room and/or to the Rolls Royce Room for additional function and capacity.
Alternatively the entire ground floor can be hired completely, increasing the capacity to 250 people
Features
- Accessible
- Air-conditioning
- Blackout
- Free wifi
- High ceilings
- Natural daylight
- Coloured perimeter ceiling lighting and spotlights
Connected room details
GROUND FLOOR CAPACITIES
Boardroom | Dinner | Reception | Theatre | Cabaret | U Shaped | |
Rolls-Royce | 28 | 48 | 75 | 70 | 35 | 28 |
Sir Kirby Laing | 28 | 48 | 75 | 80 | 35 | 28 |
National Grid | 24 | 40 | 60 | 60 | 28 | 24 |
David Sainsbury | 24 | 40 | 60 | 60 | 28 | 24 |
Rolls-Royce and Sir Kirby Laing | x | x | 150 | x | x | x |
National Grid and David Sainsbury | x | x | 120 | x | x | x |
All four rooms combined | x | x | 250 | x | x | x |
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Audio visual capabilities
- 86″ plasma screen
- Video camera/audio bar for streaming or recording in 4k for hybrid conferencing via Teams or Zoom
- Four wireless microphones
- Wall plate and floor box for connectivity via Clickshare or HDMI
- Multifunctional LED wall lighting with touch pad controls
- Lectern available, please ask our team for details
What our clients say about our venue
Why choose us
Prince Philip House is fully accredited and we can be found on all the main wedding sites