Hire
Hiring St George's Church
St George’s Bloomsbury is available to hire for evening concerts and other events that are sympathetic to a consecrated building. Restored to Hawksmoor's original design, this magnificent Baroque space is at once grand and austere, spacious yet intimate.
The body of the church is comprised of an open square space that has a highly reverberant acoustic of approximately 3.0" with audience. Its 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.
The church and its facilities are highly suitable for chamber concerts, or for larger ensembles up to a maximum of 30 performers with an audience of 150 people per performance.
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Equipment
Performers may use the piano (1902 Bechstein 6' grand) and/or the electric organ (Viscount Prestige IX) by arrangement. The piano is tuned regularly. If you wish it to be tuned specifically for your performance, this will incur a fee of £80.
We have 10 music stands, a conductor’s rostrum and a 'cello box in the church that you are welcome to use.The galleries hold a number of theatre lamps that can be adjusted to a variety of settings for your performance.
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Refreshments
We regret that we cannot accommodate interval refreshments for audiences that widely exceed approximately 100 patrons. For audiences below this number, however, hirers are most welcome to serve refreshments to their patrons in the Vestry Hall.
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Contact
For more information, including for any commercial hiring enquiries, please email Noel Gordon our Hirings Manager.
The Vestry Hall
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Built in the late nineteenth century, the Vestry Hall 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 and an upright piano. The small kitchen and the adjacent small Meeting Room can also be booked.
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The Vestry Hall is available for hire year-round Mondays to Saturdays.
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Small Meeting Room
This is a small semi-circular room adjacent to the Vestry Hall. It measures 6m x 2.5m and is suitable for small groups or as a dressing room for performers.
Access and Parking
The church has an external lift in the front driveway entrance for disabled patrons and pushchairs (notice required). Access is via the front left (west) driveway entrance in Bloomsbury Way. Parking for 1 vehicle is available onsite in the rear church courtyard off Little Russell Street.
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How to make a booking
The Vestry Hall rooms are available Monday-Saturday for both daytime and evening bookings. For the hiring rates, please email Noel Gordon our Hirings Manager. Discounts are available for long-term and regular bookings, and for qualifying groups. We encourage you to come and view the space before booking. Vewings must be arranged by appointment.