Event Spaces

Great Hall

great hall

Dating from 1670, the Hall proudly displays beautiful murals painted by Sir Frank Brangwyn

Family Style - 120
120 covers seated around twelve round tables of ten covers  
Banquet Style - 160

160 covers seated at top table and sprigs.
11 covers on the top table and 25 covers on each side of each of the 3 sprigs and 3 gunners

 

Theatre Style - 160

160 seats

Standing - 200

Standing - 200

Roof Terrace and Pavilion

Rare open-air space in the heart of the City

Standing – 250
Roof Terrace and Pavilion
Inner Courtyard

Inner Courtyard

A surprising oasis within the City of London 

Standing – 150

Vaults

Atmospheric events space with a dedicated entrance from College Street.

Banquet Style - 50

50 covers around new table and chairs

 
Theatre Style - 50

Theatre style - 50 seats

Standing - 100

Standing - 100

Vault

Virtual Tour

The virtual tour does not reflect ongoing renovations.
Old Court Room

Old Court Room

Understated elegance, built on the site of Dick Whittington’s former College, the table was used for board meetings by the East India Company.
Family Style - 50

50 covers, five tables of ten covers

 

Banquet Style - 32
32 covers
Theatre Style - 50

Theatre style - 50 seats

Standing - 100

Standing - 100 with a fitted dance floor

Court Room

Panelled with distinctive Virginian cedar wood this glorious room opens out onto an atmospheric roof terrace and provides the ultimate in versatility for variable weather.
Family Style - 50
50 covers seated around five tables of ten covers.  
Horseshoe Style - 35
35 covers seated at top table and sprigs. 7 on the top table and 14 down each side of the two sprigs plus 2 gunners.
Theatre Style - 50

Theatre style - 50 seats

Standing - 70

Standing - 70

The Courtroom
Outer Hall

Outer hall

Theatre style - 50

Committee Room

The oak panelled Committee Room is home to the earliest known portraits of an English family which is neither royal nor noble. They are a part of a series of 14 portraits of the Smythe family painted around 1579–80. Three of the nine portraits are among the Company’s most important benefactors: Alice Smythe, a daughter of Sir Andrew Judd who founded Tonbridge School, her husband ‘Customer’ Thomas Smythe, and their son Sir Thomas Smythe, a founding governor of the East India Company.

Seated single table - 14
14 covers on a single table  
The Committee Room

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Dowgate meeting and dining space

Dowgate Dining Room

Suitable for more intimate private dining, celebrations or as a meeting space, this floor provides an integrated suite of rooms including its own meeting rooms, toilet facilities and a dedicated kitchen serving your bespoke catering needs.

Theatre Style - 18

Theatre style - 18 seats

Seated Style - 18

Seated single table - 18 seats

 
Standing - 30 (60 with adjoining Room)

30 STANDING - (60 WITH ADJOINING ROOM)

AV SYSTEM / HEARING LOOP

 

Dowgate range

An elegant suite of rooms for corporate and private hire (individually or together). Ideally suited to smaller private parties and corporate use with AV, en-suite facilities including a satellite kitchen.

Dowgate Reception Room

Adjoining the dining room. Suitable for informal meetings and drinks

Standing – 30 (60 with adjoining Room)
AV system / hearing loop
Dowgate Drawing Room
Parlour

Dowgate Parlour

Meeting and Dining Space for up to 14.

Seated single table - 14

14 covers on a single table

 

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