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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 the café is open Tuesday to Friday between 12:30 and 1:30pm. The café serves delicious hot meal for £8 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:
£710 for 3 hours (includes set-up & clearing time)
£120 per hour thereafter

Prices include security and floor manager.

Use of kitchen (excluding crockery etc.) - £250


Hiring the Theatre
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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: 50 people seated theatre style (no disabled access)


Measurements: 15.5 x 5.5 m

Prices:
Concerts, Performances, Launches, Previews, Cocktail Parties and Receptions


1 – 3 Hours £400.00 (includes set-up & clearing time)
Each Hour after £100.00
   

Hiring the Club Room
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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:
Meetings, Lectures, Script Readings etc.

1-20 people £40.00 per hour
21-40 people £50.00 per hour
Less than 3 hours £60.00 per hour
Self-catering use of kitchen £50 per session.

Launches

£60 per hour

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

1. Tea and coffee £2.50
2. Tea, coffee and biscuits £3.50
3. Tea, coffee and pastries £4
4. Fruit £2.50
5. Hot lunch in Café £8

6. Cake £2.50
7. Sandwiches £7
8. Litre of juice £3
9. Large bottle mineral water £3

For party catering October Gallery recommends
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;
International Sales - Rosalind King; Registrar and Exhibitions Coordinator - Margaree Cotten;
Press Officer - Alana Pryce Tojcic; Rentals Manager - Jo Walsh; Education Co-ordinators - Ella Philips & Beth Atkinson;

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