One of the capital’s most wonderful buildings
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Facilities
The Church
St George’s Bloomsbury is available to hire for evening concerts, book launches and
private views of the church. Other events will be considered if they are sympathetic to a
consecrated building. Recently restored to Hawksmoor's original design, this magnificent
Baroque space is at once grand and austere, spacious yet intimate.
The church has a reverberant acoustic (approximately 3s with audience) and seats 160
people on custom-made pews which can be set out in a variety of different seating
patterns, each of which offers clear sightlines to the performance area for all members of
the audience. Additional seating can increase the capacity to about 180 people.
Equipment in the church
Performers may use the piano (19th Century Bechstein 6' grand) and/or the electric
organ (by arrangement). The piano is tuned regularly. If you wish it to be tuned
specifically for your performance however this will incur a fee of £55.
We have 6 music stands in the church that you are welcome to use.
We have 40 chairs for performers stored in the north gallery inside the church. A
further 15 are held elsewhere onsite. Please advise us of the number of chairs that are
required for your performance so that we can ensure they are readily accessible for you.
We have several trestle tables onsite. Please advise us of the number of tables you will
require, and where, so that we can ensure they are available for you.
The galleries hold a number of theatre lamps that can be adjusted to a variety of
settings for your performance.
Upper Vestry Hall
Built in the late nineteenth century and recently renovated, the
Vestry House is a building of character and offers an ideal location
for your event in the heart of Bloomsbury. The hall benefits from
high ceilings and is flooded with light from windows at both ends.
It measures 13m x 6.3m and seats 60 comfortably in any
layout. It is let as a self-contained unit with two toilets (one
wheelchair accessible), trestle tables, an upright piano, use of a
small kitchen and a separate small room (Upper Meeting Room)
that is suitable as a cloakroom/meeting room or a waiting room for
auditions.
The entrance is in Little Russell Street and is accessed via a series
of steps. Access for wheelchairs and pushchairs etc. is via the lift
next to the south tower entrance of the church on Bloomsbury Way.
The Upper Vestry Hall is available for hire year-round Mondays to Saturdays.
Upper Meeting Room
This is a small semi-circular room adjacent to the Upper Vestry
Hall. It measures 6m x 2.5m and is suitable for small groups or
as a dressing room for performers.
Lower Vestry Hall
The Lower Vestry Hall measures 9m x 6m and seats 30
people. There are trestle tables that are available, an upright
piano, and shared use of a galley kitchen and toilet facilities.
Access is down a series of steps from the courtyard off Little
Russell Street. We regret that the Lower Vestry House is not
wheelchair accessible.
Lower Meeting Room
This room is adjacent to the Lower Vestry Hall and measures 6m x 4.5m. There are trestle
tables and use of a shared galley kitchen and toilet facilities.
Access is down a series of steps from the courtyard off Little Russell Street. We regret that
the Lower Vestry House is not wheelchair accessible.
Access & parking
The church has an external lift in the front driveway entrance for disabled patrons and
heavy equipment. Access is via the front driveway entrance in Bloomsbury Way.
Parking for 1 vehicle is available onsite at the rear entrance off Little Russell Street. A
parking fee of £30 per vehicle/day applies.
Audience interval or post-concert refreshments
There are three venues where interval or post-concert refreshments may be held:
Upper vestry hall: this may be used at any time of year, but due to Health & Safety
requirements please note that only a maximum of 80 people may be in the hall
at any one time. If the hall is to be used by your performers as a “Green Room” then
you will need to consider the impact on them of having refreshments in the hall, in which
case it may be more appropriate to have the performers use the adjacent Upper Meeting
Room for personal belongings or instrument cases.
Undercroft exhibition space: underneath the tower, this is a small but attractive
space that can hold up to a maximum of 40 people. The space can be accessed by stairs or
disabled lift.
Front portico: this is a large open covered space that can hold over 100 people and is
particularly suitable during warmer months.
PLEASE NOTE that due to the highly absorbent stone floor no food or drink is
allowed inside the body of the church under any circumstances.
Facilities
The Church
St George’s Bloomsbury is available to hire for evening concerts, book launches and
private views of the church. Other events will be considered if they are sympathetic to a
consecrated building. Recently restored to Hawksmoor's original design, this magnificent
Baroque space is at once grand and austere, spacious yet intimate.
The church has a reverberant acoustic (approximately 3s with audience) and seats 160
people on custom-made pews which can be set out in a variety of different seating
patterns, each of which offers clear sightlines to the performance area for all members of
the audience. Additional seating can increase the capacity to about 180 people.
Equipment in the church
Performers may use the piano (19th Century Bechstein 6' grand) and/or the electric
organ (by arrangement). The piano is tuned regularly. If you wish it to be tuned
specifically for your performance however this will incur a fee of £55.
We have 6 music stands in the church that you are welcome to use.
We have 40 chairs for performers stored in the north gallery inside the church. A
further 15 are held elsewhere onsite. Please advise us of the number of chairs that are
required for your performance so that we can ensure they are readily accessible for you.
We have several trestle tables onsite. Please advise us of the number of tables you will
require, and where, so that we can ensure they are available for you.
The galleries hold a number of theatre lamps that can be adjusted to a variety of
settings for your performance.
Upper Vestry Hall
Built in the late nineteenth century and recently renovated, the
Vestry House is a building of character and offers an ideal location
for your event in the heart of Bloomsbury. The hall benefits from
high ceilings and is flooded with light from windows at both ends.
It measures 13m x 6.3m and seats 60 comfortably in any
layout. It is let as a self-contained unit with two toilets (one
wheelchair accessible), trestle tables, an upright piano, use of a
small kitchen and a separate small room (Upper Meeting Room)
that is suitable as a cloakroom/meeting room or a waiting room for
auditions.
The entrance is in Little Russell Street and is accessed via a series
of steps. Access for wheelchairs and pushchairs etc. is via the lift
next to the south tower entrance of the church on Bloomsbury Way.
The Upper Vestry Hall is available for hire year-round Mondays to Saturdays.
Upper Meeting Room
This is a small semi-circular room adjacent to the Upper Vestry
Hall. It measures 6m x 2.5m and is suitable for small groups or
as a dressing room for performers.
Lower Vestry Hall
The Lower Vestry Hall measures 9m x 6m and seats 30
people. There are trestle tables that are available, an upright
piano, and shared use of a galley kitchen and toilet facilities.
Access is down a series of steps from the courtyard off Little
Russell Street. We regret that the Lower Vestry House is not
wheelchair accessible.
Lower Meeting Room
This room is adjacent to the Lower Vestry Hall and measures 6m x 4.5m. There are trestle
tables and use of a shared galley kitchen and toilet facilities.
Access is down a series of steps from the courtyard off Little Russell Street. We regret that
the Lower Vestry House is not wheelchair accessible.
Access & parking
The church has an external lift in the front driveway entrance for disabled patrons and
heavy equipment. Access is via the front driveway entrance in Bloomsbury Way.
Parking for 1 vehicle is available onsite at the rear entrance off Little Russell Street. A
parking fee of £30 per vehicle/day applies.
Audience interval or post-concert refreshments
There are three venues where interval or post-concert refreshments may be held:
Upper vestry hall: this may be used at any time of year, but due to Health & Safety
requirements please note that only a maximum of 80 people may be in the hall
at any one time. If the hall is to be used by your performers as a “Green Room” then
you will need to consider the impact on them of having refreshments in the hall, in which
case it may be more appropriate to have the performers use the adjacent Upper Meeting
Room for personal belongings or instrument cases.
Undercroft exhibition space: underneath the tower, this is a small but attractive
space that can hold up to a maximum of 40 people. The space can be accessed by stairs or
disabled lift.
Front portico: this is a large open covered space that can hold over 100 people and is
particularly suitable during warmer months.
PLEASE NOTE that due to the highly absorbent stone floor no food or drink is
allowed inside the body of the church under any circumstances.