Walthamstow Assembley Hall

Walthamstow Assembly Hall

Forest Road
Walthamstow E17 4JA

This imposing art deco building set in the Town Hall Complex, is ideal for weddings, conferences, dinner dances, concerts, exhibitions and other major events. Its superb acoustics also make it one of the UK's top venues for recording classical music. With its separate bars, balcony, and ticket office.

The Assembly Hall is Walthamstow's premier venue, and as such is often booked years in advance! To give yourself a fair chance of securing the date you want, it really does pay to think ahead, and plan your function as early as possible.

Availability

  • Monday-Sunday, 9am-1am
  • Minimum hire period 8 hours.

Approximate capacity

  • Concerts, large meetings, 922 and 228 on balcony
  • Dancing (open floor, no tables minimal seating), 800. No balcony
  • Dancing (with minimal tables and chair layout and large dance floor), 500. No balcony
  • Dinner, weddings and buffets (with small dance floor), 450. No balcony

Facilities

  • Dressing rooms (2)
  • Kitchen and servery
  • Cloakroom
  • Licensed for music and dancing
  • Balcony
  • Baby grand piano
  • Stage lighting
  • PA system
  • Licensed bar
  • Access to ground floor areas and toilets
  • Shared car parking facilities Monday-Friday 9am-5.15pm. Please note Pay and Display Parking Scheme operates 7 days a week, 24 hours per day
  • Full car parking facilities after 5.15pm Monday-Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday. Please note Pay and Display Parking Scheme operates 7 days a week, 24 hours per day

Dimensions

  • Main hall: 97'-6" x 68'-5"
  • Antler bar: 60' x 27'
  • Stage: 24' x 36''

Technical specifications

  • Stage lighting control: Strand MX console 48 way (32 Ways available)
  • Stage lighting: (Minimum) 10 x 1000 watt Powercans, 8 x 1000 watt T spots 4 x 1000 watt Area floods, Syke Lighting 8 x 500 watt Fresnels 2 x 2000 watt CSI follow spots (operators not supplied)
  • Sound control desk: Studio Master 24 way, 17 line inputs (all XLR) Tape deck/Record player, 2 x Wedge monitors Talk back from stage to lighting, sound controls & dressing rooms 3 Cabaret microphones SM48
  • Total output: 250 watts per channel

Hire charge

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