London · W1U · Grade II Listed
Mandeville Place.
The School's headquarters in central London since 2002.
The house
andeville Place is a terrace of early nineteenth-century townhouses in Marylebone, on a street running north from Oxford Street. The School has occupied the building since 2002. The facade is Grade II listed: six bays of yellow London brick with a stuccoed ground floor, and classical columns framing the entrance. The building is at number 11; look for the number beside the door.
Inside, the building runs deeper than its street frontage suggests. Seminar rooms are arranged across three floors, each adapted from the original domestic plan. The library occupies the ground floor and holds a working collection of philosophy, economics, and Sanskrit texts. The building is not prominently signed; it continues to function as a working school, not a public institution.
The School has met here since 2002. The courses, the tutorials, and the public lectures that have taken place within these rooms have continued without interruption, except during the Covid lockdown.
Inside the house
Main hall
MacLaren Hall
Used for public lectures, large seminars, and events, with natural light from the street.
Capacity: up to 100 (theatre) · up to 120 (reception)
Board room
The Boardroom
A formal meeting room on the first floor. Suitable for smaller gatherings, board meetings, seminars, and interviews. Natural light, period proportions.
Capacity: up to 24 (boardroom) · 30 (theatre)
Once inside the building, all rooms are step-free. The entrance has one small step, and a ramp is available.
Getting here
Mandeville Place is in Marylebone, one block north of Oxford Street. The building is at number 11; look for the number beside the door.
The nearest London Underground station is Bond Street (Central and Jubilee lines, and the Elizabeth line), approximately five minutes on foot. Baker Street (Bakerloo, Circle, Hammersmith and City, Jubilee, Metropolitan lines) is fifteen minutes on foot.
For the first two weeks of term, members of the team and volunteers are on hand in the entrance hall to welcome you and direct you to your seminar room.
Address
11 Mandeville PlaceLondon
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Reception
Open when courses are running, in the evenings and at weekends.
Hire the venue
MacLaren Hall, the Boardroom, and seminar and meeting rooms are available for hire when not in use by the School. Enquiries go to the bookings office at Mandeville Place.
A working London townhouse. The School has met here since 2002.