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Shoreditch Town Hall

A Grade II listed Victorian building from 1866, Shoreditch Town Hall now operates as an arts and events venue with a collection of distinctive spaces. The Assembly Hall showcases high ceilings and Italian marble panelling, while The Ditch offers an intimate basement setting with industrial character. The building's range of rooms, from grand to compact, can be configured for dinners, conferences, performances and celebrations, with full production capabilities throughout.

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Shoreditch Town Hall

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Assembly Hall

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The Assembly Hall is distinguished by high ceilings, Italian marble panelled walls and a Matcham style balcony that together create a sense of Victorian grandeur and elegance. The room suits dinners, conferences, awards ceremonies, product launches and talks. Removable seating on the stalls level keeps the space flexible, and the option to include the balcony extends its reach. Full production capabilities allow the ornate Victorian hall to adapt to any event requirement.

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Seated300

Standing500

PrivacyPrivate

Price guideHire fee from £672

Other spaces

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The Council Chamber was originally the Vestry Hall and remains the most architecturally significant space in the building. It features an original highly ornate moulded ceiling, floor to ceiling columns and stained glass windows. Located on the ground floor, it works for parties and receptions, conferences, launches and talks. Interconnecting doors to the Mayor's Parlour allow the two rooms to be hired together or separately, with the Parlour serving as an extension or anteroom for larger events.

Seated: 100
Standing: 200
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £432

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Bright and airy, the Mayor's Parlour features stunning stained glass windows and a fireplace. It suits smaller events, meetings and rehearsals, and interconnecting doors allow it to be used alongside the Council Chamber as an extension or anteroom for larger occasions.

Seated: 50
Standing: 60
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £108

Small Committee Room at Shoreditch Town Hall

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A compact rectangular space with high ceilings and three tall sash windows that flood it with daylight. The walls carry a painted dado rail and an original style fireplace, creating a formal working environment. The room supports audiovisual presentations and remote participation via projector, PA speakers and conference call facilities, with a freestanding flipchart provided for facilitated sessions. It suits focused committee discussions and small presentation led meetings.

Seated: 20
Standing: 20
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £48

Large Committee Room at Shoreditch Town Hall

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This function room is centred on an original timber fireplace as its focal point. Tall proportions, white painted walls and a grey dado sit above polished timber flooring, with moulded cornices and an arched multi pane window on the upper wall. A PA system, speakers and venue Wi Fi are included, with permission for your own music. The characterful interior and solid timber floors suit small professional groups seeking formal seated meetings or panel style presentations.

Seated: 70
Standing: 70
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £200

Medium Committee Room at Shoreditch Town Hall

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The Medium Committee Room adjoins both the Large and Small Committee Rooms via interconnecting doors, making it popular for breakouts, presentations and meetings. Like the other Committee Rooms, it benefits from the privacy of its own corridor and offers a functional space with natural daylight.

Seated: 35
Standing: 40
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £72

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The Ditch is a subterranean basement space with a long, narrow corridor-like plan. Low ceilings, exposed pipework and peeling plaster create an industrial, service-area character, with hard-surface flooring and muted artificial lighting throughout. A surviving strip of original Art Deco tiling is visible through an internal window, a period detail uncommon in basement rooms. The space includes Wi-Fi, a PA system and speakers, and you may play your own music. It suits small, informal creative groups seeking a gritty, functional setting for standing, social or participatory activity, and guests note that the facilities, lighting and support staff are well organised for evening functions.

Seated: 60
Standing: 200
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £660

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Shoreditch Town Hall is a Grade II listed Victorian building in East London, originally built in 1866 as a municipal headquarters. Now a flagship arts, community and live events venue, it brings together a number of stunning and unique spaces under one roof. The building ranges from the Victorian grandeur of the Assembly Hall with its high ceilings and Italian marble panelled walls, to the intimate basement spaces of The Ditch. The whole venue can be hired for theatre, live performances, exhibitions, and community activities, with full production capabilities and flexible configurations to suit any event requirements.

Seated: Unknown
Standing: 750
Privacy: Private
Price guide: Hire fee from £18,000