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Benjamin Lay Suite

Located on the second floor, the Benjamin Lay Suite includes the addition of a 154-seat auditorium with a dedicated breakout catering area. In addition to two breakout rooms in Benjamin Lay 1 & 2 Meeting rooms, this versatile suite offers the ideal setting for a wide range of event types. From meetings and conferences to product launches and corporate networking events.

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Benjamin Lay Suite An abstract pattern with dark gray squares arranged symmetrically on a light gray background, forming a heart-like shape, perfect for inspiring unique event layouts.

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mEETING Room dIMENSIONS

Height: 2.6m
Length: 12.9m
Width: 26.0m
Area: 252.643 m²

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Room Layouts & Capacities

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Elizabeth Fry Suite A stylized icon of a cityscape features two tall buildings with square windows, alongside a central tower flanked by smaller rectangles. The monochromatic design evokes event layouts often seen in London's sustainable events, merging urban simplicity with eco-friendly thinking.

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Elizabeth Fry Suite A simple, gray square frame with a thick border made of smaller gray rectangles surrounds a central white square, reminiscent of London’s urban Event layouts. Each rectangle is evenly spaced around the edge, providing a balanced and cohesive design.

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u-shaped

A gray, abstract design features a horseshoe-shaped figure at its center, evoking the sophisticated aesthetics of sustainable events. It is framed by evenly spaced small rectangles along the top, right, and bottom edges.

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Banquet

A minimalist, pixelated design featuring three groups of squares arranged symmetrically, resembling a stylized floral pattern or abstract face. This artwork perfectly complements sustainable events, with its dark gray squares on a white background offering an eco-friendly aesthetic.

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cabaret

Benjamin Lay Suite An abstract pattern with dark gray squares arranged symmetrically on a light gray background, forming a heart-like shape, perfect for inspiring unique event layouts.

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Elizabeth Fry Suite A geometric arrangement of gray rectangles and squares on a white background forms a pattern resembling a pixelated face. This innovative design could inspire sustainable event layouts, with three large rectangles as eyes and mouth, and smaller squares adding extra features.

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circle

A dotted circle made of evenly spaced gray rectangles on a white background evokes the meticulous design often seen in sustainable events, setting the stage for innovative event layouts.

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mEETING Room dIMENSIONS

Height: 2.6m
Length: 6.9m
Width: 6.3m
Area: 45.2m²
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A modern conference room with teal chairs arranged around a U-shaped table, notepads and pens on the tables, large windows, a presentation screen at the front, and teal and gray patterned carpeting.
A modern conference room with a U-shaped table arrangement, teal chairs, bottled water, notepads, and pens. Large windows and bright lighting illuminate the space; a screen and flip chart are visible.

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Room Layouts & Capacities

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Elizabeth Fry Suite A stylized icon of a cityscape features two tall buildings with square windows, alongside a central tower flanked by smaller rectangles. The monochromatic design evokes event layouts often seen in London's sustainable events, merging urban simplicity with eco-friendly thinking.

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boardroom

An illustration of a rectangular conference table showcases an ideal meeting layout, featuring two rows of chairs on the longer sides and one row on each shorter side. Perfect for organizing efficient conference events in London, it exemplifies strategic seating arrangements.

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hollow

Elizabeth Fry Suite A simple, gray square frame with a thick border made of smaller gray rectangles surrounds a central white square, reminiscent of London’s urban Event layouts. Each rectangle is evenly spaced around the edge, providing a balanced and cohesive design.

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u-shaped

A gray, abstract design features a horseshoe-shaped figure at its center, evoking the sophisticated aesthetics of sustainable events. It is framed by evenly spaced small rectangles along the top, right, and bottom edges.

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mEETING Room dIMENSIONS

Height: 2.6m
Length: 5.5m
Width: 6.3m
Area: 35.84m²
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A modern meeting room with a U-shaped table arrangement, blue chairs, water bottles, glasses, and notepads. The room has large windows, a clock on the wall, and turquoise accents.
A modern conference room with a U-shaped table setup, teal chairs, bottled water, notepads, and pens. A large screen displays a presentation near two windows letting in natural light.

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Room Layouts & Capacities

Theatre

Elizabeth Fry Suite A stylized icon of a cityscape features two tall buildings with square windows, alongside a central tower flanked by smaller rectangles. The monochromatic design evokes event layouts often seen in London's sustainable events, merging urban simplicity with eco-friendly thinking.

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Banquet

A minimalist, pixelated design featuring three groups of squares arranged symmetrically, resembling a stylized floral pattern or abstract face. This artwork perfectly complements sustainable events, with its dark gray squares on a white background offering an eco-friendly aesthetic.

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cabaret

Benjamin Lay Suite An abstract pattern with dark gray squares arranged symmetrically on a light gray background, forming a heart-like shape, perfect for inspiring unique event layouts.

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mEETING Room dIMENSIONS

Height: 2.6m
Length: 15.6m
Width: 7.2m
Area: 112.70m²
The Benjamin Lay Suite at London Euston & Kings Cross is a sustainable events venue featuring a bright conference room. Round tables with teal chairs are set with water bottles and notepads. Two screens, a projector, and motivational quotes adorn the well-lit space, perfect for any gathering.
The Benjamin Lay Suite offers a flexible events space with rows of blue chairs facing a screen. The walls inspire with quotes on sustainability and simplicity. Bathed in natural light from large windows, this conference room also features convenient catering & breakout areas.
The Benjamin Lay Suite features a modern conference room with round tables and teal chairs set for a meeting. Multiple TV screens display a presentation, while motivational quotes adorn the walls. Located near London Euston & Kings Cross, the space offers flexibility with large windows and podium equipment.
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The Benjamin Lay Suite at London Euston & Kings Cross is a sustainable events venue featuring a bright conference room. Round tables with teal chairs are set with water bottles and notepads. Two screens, a projector, and motivational quotes adorn the well-lit space, perfect for any gathering.
The Benjamin Lay Suite event space is a flexible conference room with round tables adorned with empty water glasses and bottles, all facing a large screen displaying Friends House. The room features teal walls and chairs, complemented by bright, modern lighting.
The Benjamin Lay Suite features a modern conference room with round tables and teal chairs set for a meeting. Multiple TV screens display a presentation, while motivational quotes adorn the walls. Located near London Euston & Kings Cross, the space offers flexibility with large windows and podium equipment.
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The Benjamin Lay Suite offers a flexible events space with rows of blue chairs facing a screen. The walls inspire with quotes on sustainability and simplicity. Bathed in natural light from large windows, this conference room also features convenient catering & breakout areas.
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The Perfect Space For

The auditorium at Friends House, known for hosting large event spaces in London, boasts wooden paneling and a sea of attentive faces. The diverse audience listens intently to the unseen speaker as rows of seats rise toward the back, reminiscent of venues near Kings Cross and London Euston.

Conferences & Seminars

Benjamin Lay Suite A group of people seated in blue chairs in a modern conference room near London Euston & Kings Cross, face a presenter standing by a screen. Displaying the WorldHost logo and text about customer service excellence, the event emphasizes sustainable practices in meeting layouts.

Team Building & Away Days

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Exhibitions

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Benjamin Lay (1682–1759)

Benjamin Lay, a 17th-century Quaker, campaigned against slavery when many wealthy Quakers owned enslaved people. He was also a vegetarian, feminist, and opposed the death penalty.

Born in 1682 near Colchester, England, Lay moved to Barbados in 1718, where he began protesting against slavery. Later, he lived in a cave in Pennsylvania, writing over 200 pamphlets attacking slavery, the prison system, and wealthy Quakers.

Known for dramatic protests, in 1738 he stabbed a Bible filled with blood-red juice at a meeting, symbolising the violence of slavery. In 1758, Quakers agreed to discipline those involved in slavery. Lay died in 1759, satisfied with this progress.

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