Film Hire

From the engine room of Titanic to a Sweet Factory…..

Kempton Steam Museum is the perfect venue for film hire and photoshoots. The interior and exterior of the building offer a unique example of a 1920s pumping station. The engine house boasts a working triple expansion steam engine which is the largest of its kind in the world. Two engines occupy the building which both closely resemble the engines of the Titanic in both size and design.

The triple expansion engines sit alongside two steam turbines and centrifugal water pumps. The museum also contains many vintage pieces of electrical equipment including working mercury arc rectifiers, period lights, control boxes, DC switchboards and electric motors.

The building  boasts several architectural styles including neo-classical, baroque revival and art-deco. The outside comprises of freshwater brick with Portland stone dressings and the interior is lined with glazed bricks and majolica tiles. The floors are laid with encaustic red quarry tiles and steel chequer plate.

The museum has welcomed a distinguished list of film crews and actors, including many Titanic documentaries, episodes of Poirot, Midsomer Murders, Endeavour, BBC Horizon, Cunk on Earth, Silent Witness, Reilly: Ace of Spies, The Kenny Everett Video Show  – films including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Saving the Titanic, Holmes & Watson, SOS Titanic, Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang),  Britannic, and The Golden Compass – TV series including The Nevers and Gamesmaster – magazine covers for WhatCar and GQ with Bruce Willis – pop videos featuring Madness, Hot Gossip, Judas Priest, Kano and Mark Knopfler and many TV adverts and continuity fillers including those for Blaze and UKTV Player.

The site is well geared for film hire, inside and out. The site is secure, with plenty of under-cover parking, a 20-ton internal crane, large loading bay doors and ground-floor entrances. The engine house has a high capacity power supply for lighting, Wi-Fi, facilities for making refreshments, toilets and office space available.

Please see the Films & Images page for photographs demonstrating the museum’s aesthetics.

For further information, please contact:  [email protected]