Location of the Month June 09: The Old Unilever Building

The Old Unilever Building is an iconic 1960s office building with a distinctive listed facade. Known as Walton Court, it is spread over 128,000ft set within 6.6 acres of grounds.

It is ideally situated within the M25 – just outside Walton-on-Thames – and brims with rich and varied filming environments. It possesses the key attributes required to be a very popular location and production base.

Its filmic potential is undoubted - expansive grounds, wide and film-friendly rooftops, textured and varied basement spaces and three storeys of contrasting office space, ranging from dated beige to sleek glass and brushed chrome and even an office shell!

The building is set within well-tended, landscaped grounds, with wide, manicured lawns and several interesting features, including a long planted pond and internal Zen courtyard. Parking space is extensive and can accomodate units of all sizes.

Over three storeys the building offers a wide variety of pristine office environments, with spaces suitable for filming and as production office space. In addition to these, there are a range of corridors and staircases, a modern reception area, staff and catering kitchen areas, a canteen, and a perfectly-dressed nurse's treatment room.

The basement level contains a series of long corridors, workable as industrial or military locations. A dressed strongroom complete with heavy vault-style door and iron-barred interior door, a brick-walled storage area and some beautiful plant room spaces complete the the basement floor.

The building's roof areas are substantial and eminently filmable, with a series of good vantage points. Access via by goods lift to the second floor and wide staircase.

The Old Unilever Building is available immediately, exclusively through The Collective.

For further information, to arrange a recce, or to hire this location, contact Janie Richardson on 020 7284 8901 or at janie@location-collective.co.uk.