Bishopsgate Institute is a characterful setting for filming and photography. The Grade II* listed building can accommodate shoots across all three floors, including the discreet outdoor courtyard space.

All filming and photography must comply with the conditions of our filming hire contract.

Staying safe

Due to the new safety protocols we’ve introduced within the building, we require all filming and photography projects to maintain appropriate physical distancing measures.

#FROMTHE ARCHIVES

Married in 1950, Chris and Betty Birch have been involved in political, trade union, and LGBTQ+ activism for over 60 years. Sharing similar interests, they were both Communist Party Members and involved with organisations such as the Aid to Spanish Youth Committee. After the death of his friend, Mark Ashton, Chris became involved in forming the Mark Ashton Memorial Trust, which was created to raise money for individuals living with HIV. The archive includes the truncheon taken from the police by Mark Ashton, correspondence, personal scrapbooks, press cuttings, and various other papers relating to the couples activism.