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Spaces for Hire

Hiring the Gallery, Courtyard & Cafe
Outside of the normal Gallery opening hours (after 5:30pm), the Gallery, Café and Courtyard can be hired for cultural and social events. This provides a lovely setting for book launches, receptions and special events (no weddings).
The Gallery

The main exhibition space of the Gallery is on the ground floor of an elegant three storey Victorian building. Adjacent to the Gallery is a lunch-time café serving delicious home cooked meals.

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The October Gallery Café
A warm welcoming space where visitors can enjoy a coffee, tea and other light refreshments in a relaxed atmosphere Tuesday to Friday between 12:30 and 2:00 pm. The Café serves delicious home-made meat and vegetarian dishes for an average of £6 per head. During the Summer months café patrons can dine al fresco in the adjoining courtyard.
The Courtyard
In the Centre of the building is a large open-air garden courtyard with fruit trees, shrubs and flowers. This provides an idyllic setting for luncheons, meetings with friends, or for small social gatherings.

Capacity: 150 people standing
Measurements: gallery 13.7 x 5. m, café 11.6 x 5.6 m and Courtyard 13 x 9 m

Prices:
£560 for 3 hours
£120 per hour thereafter
Set up £75 per hour
Clean up £75 per hour

Prices include security and floor manager.

Use of kitchen (excluding crockery etc.) - £100 for cold food. £250 - for hot food.


Hiring the Theatre
theatre
The Theatre

The Theatre, located on the second floor, is a large, naturally lit room with wooden flooring, excellent acoustics, professional stage-lighting and a Bechstein Grand Piano. It is most frequently rented for a variety of theatre performances, for music concerts and for auditions.

Capacity: 60 people - standing, 80 people seated theatre style (no disabled access)


Measurements: 15.5 x 5.5 m

Prices:
Classes, auditions, lectures
rehearsals and workshops


Up to 20 people £35 per hour
21-40 people £40 per hour
41-60 people £ 50 per hour
61-80 people £60 per hour
(add £40 clean up fee if drinks are served)
Concerts, other performances
launches and special events
previews


Up to 3 hours £320
Each hour thereafter £100
Set up £40
Clean up £40
Exhibitions –please add preview costs

£1500 per week.
Access for hanging is from Monday 9:30am - 5:30pm. Previews are generally on Monday nights. Opening times to the public are Tuesday-Saturday
12:30-5:30pm. Hirer must arrange own
invigilator. Theatre lighting is extra.

Hiring the Club Room
the club room
The Club Room

Adjoining the Theatre is a quiet, spacious room lined with an impressive collection of books covering a broad range of  subjects dealing with the Arts, Science and travel. The room is furnished with Oriental carpets, dark leather arm-chairs, and a full-sized conference table, the whole being beautifully lit by original stained glass windows.

Capacity: 40 people (no disabled access)

Please note: only sandwiches, coffee/tea/soft drinks orders allowed in the Club Room. No wine or large meals allowed.

Prices:
Board Meetings, Lectures, Script Reading

Up to 20 people £40 per hour
21-40 people £50 per hour

Launches

£60 per hour

Catering Prices (per session, per person, prices exclusive of VAT)

1. Tea and coffee £2
2. Tea, coffee and biscuits £3
3. Tea, coffee and pastries £4
4. Fruit £1
5. Hot lunch in Café £6 (with juice £7)

6. Cake £1.50
7. Sandwiches £5
8. Litre of juice £3
9. Large bottle mineral water £2

For party catering October Gallery reccomends
amaze in taste caterers
 

Equipment for Hire (All equipment is per session/day and includes set up, prices exclusive of VAT)

1. Grand Piano for use in the Theatre £50
2. Theatre Lights £75 for full day. Technician to set up £10 per hour
3. Flip chart and stand (incl. pens) £15
4. Overhead Projector £35
5. Slide Projector £50
6. VHS Player with Monitor (Club Room ONLY) £75
7. PA System (CD Player and Microphone) £50
8. PA System (without Microphone) £30
9. Video Projector £75

10. Round Table £8
11. Full Dinner Set (Plate, side dish/desert plate, salad bowl, fork, knife, spoon) £1.20 per head
12. Single Catering Items (e.g. cup, saucer, teaspoon, glass tumbler) £0.20 each, per head
13. Wine Glasses £3.00 per dozen
14. Bar Staff £10 per hour
15. Stage £30
16. Table cloth £9

Events Photography

In-house photographer Jonathan Greet is available for events at £250 for 2 hours plus post-production. Royalty free, high resolution images provided on disc. Call 0787 6682181 - email october@dumdum.co.uk



Terms & Conditions

Deposit:

A 50% deposit is required as confirmation of a booking, the remainder to be paid 14 days before the event.

Access:

15 minutes in advance for rentals of the Club and Theatre. An excess charge for overrunning pre-agreed time is double the per hour rental.Access for the October Gallery and Ground floor facilities is one half hour in advance. An excess charge of £120 per hour is made for overrunning the pre-agreed time.

Cancellation Notice

Cancellation Notice of three weeks is required for cancellation of a booking or the deposit is lost. The cancellation fee is 50% of the rental for bookings cancelled between two and three weeks prior to event. Bookings cancelled less than two weeks prior to event will be charged at the full rate.

Disclaimer

Whilst every effort is made to keep this web page up-to-date, prices are subject to change without notice and should be checked at the time of booking.

October Gallery offers a 10% discount on all space hire for registred charities. Please note there is no VAT on space hire. All catering and Equipment hire will have VAT added.

For further details and bookings please contact or call Jo Walsh
on 0207 831 1618

 

 


 
 
 

 

October Gallery, 24 Old Gloucester Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 3AL
Tel: + 44 (0)20 7242 7367 Fax: + 44 (0)20 7405 1851

Director - Chili Hawes; Artistic Director - Elisabeth Lalouschek; Special Projects - Gerard Houghton;
Curator/Sales & Marketing - Rosalind King; Registrar and Administration - Margaree Cotten; Associate Curator - ChristineTakengny;
Press Officer - Alana Pryce; Rentals Manager - Jo Walsh; Education Co-ordinator - Elizabeth Fraser-Betts;

The October Gallery is open from 12:30 to 17:30, Tuesday to Saturday.
The Gallery is closed during official holidays and for the entire month of August.

October Gallery Trust. Registered Charity No. 327032