Electro synthpop gods Heaven 17 came and ate biscuits in The Chimney House last week –  along with super cool director Mr James Strong who said this about our Chimney House….

‘The Chimney House was a great place to shoot. A beautiful main room with its lovely design, layout and stylish mix of modern and old design perfectly captures the modern style of the city of Sheffield. It’s also very quiet and the shortbread’s yummy.’

Of course they didn’t just eat biscuits – they were also filming NOW AS IT WAS THEN: Heaven 17 the making of Penthouse & Pavement directed by the said Mr Strong.

They took over The Meeting Room and used our parquet table and 93ft chimney with Tom Newell’s illustration of Sarah and the fish to set the scene.  The mood was buoyant, creative, focused and celeb ridden with a hint of flamboyance…you know… film star like – just how we like it in The Chimney House…. Our expectations are sky high now…we want more stars in our Chimney. Please form a not so orderly queue at the door.

The day after they hot footed it off to Magna – for their live world premier of their 1981 album ‘Penthouse and Pavement’ to a huge crowd of loving fans… ‘come back soon to The Chimney House and see us again’ we shouted at the tops of our voices… I think they heard us.

Images courtesy of NOW AS IT WAS THEN: Heaven 17 the making of Penthouse & Pavement. Directed by James Strong. (C) STRONG PICTURES 2010