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Heritage Venues
Venue tip-off
To find these venues, look
no further than
Westminster, the heart of
London. Westminster is
home to the most “iconic
literature, transport, art
and history from the past
few centuries,” says
Rachel Azzopardi, chair of
Westminster Venue
Collection.
116 Pall Mall
This heritage venue is
also a Grade I* Listed
Building and opened in
1828. If you’re all about
aesthetics, 116 Pall Mall
has an eye catching 4.5m
regency chandelier, which
was donated by George
IV in 1828. To add to its
glitz and glamour, the
venue has hosted royalty,
heads of state and war
heroes.
Maximum delegate
capacity: 1,000
National Gallery
The National Gallery,
located in Trafalgar
Square, is claimed to be
one of the most-visited art
galleries in the world. Event
organisers can hire the
Grade I* Listed Building
during and outside of
public opening hours,
which offers exclusivity for
your event. You can also
hire any of its 20 historic
event spaces.
Maximum delegate
capacity: 1,200
Lincoln’s Inn
Lincoln’s Inn is a member
of Unique Venues of
London. The gated estate
is “cloaked in art and
history which dates back
to 1422,” Kirsten Kruls,
head of sales and events,
The Honourable Society of
Lincoln’s Inn reveals.
The building is made of an
architectural composition
of Grade I* and II* Listed
Buildings, which provides
an event space for dinners,
conferences and wedding
receptions.
Opened by Queen
Victoria in 1845, its Great
Hall is designed in a Tudor
Revival style. This event
space can accommodate
250 guests for dinner or
400 for a reception. Or,
take a look at its newly
opened Ashworth Centre
which can host up to 158
guests.
Maximum delegate
capacity: 400
The London Library
The London Library is the
largest independent
lending library in the world
and holds over one million
books across 17 miles of
shelving. Despite being
founded in 1841 by
Thomas Carlyle, today,
there is a total of 7,000
members who benefit from
the Library’s resources.
These members also
include some of the most
famous names in literature
such as Charles Dickens,
George Eliot and Virginia
Woolf.
Maximum delegate
capacity: 250
“If you’re prepared, the
restrictions shouldn’t
affect the running’s of your
client’s event, but instead
illustrate what a great
event planner you are.”
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The London Transport
Museum
The London Transport
Museum dates back to
1871, when it was the
original Covent Garden
Flower Market Building. In
1980, the original Flower
Market became the
London Transport Museum
as we know it, which
showcases an electric
collection of Buses, Tubes
and Trams.
Maximum delegate
capacity: 500
Central Hall Westminster
Central Hall Westminster,
also a member of Unique
Venues of London, is a
Grade II* Listed Building
which dates back to 1912.
The buildings key features
include its grand staircase
and domed ceiling, which is
the “largest self-supporting
domed ceiling in Europe,”
says Anna Glazebrook,
head of marketing, Central
Hall Westminster.
The venue has hosted a
range of high-profile events
and figures, from early
Suffragette meetings to the
Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge and the Duke
and Duchess of Sussex.
Event organisers have the
choice of 25 event spaces,
including its Great Hall
which can accommodate
for over 2,200 guests.
With top tips and a range of
venues to choose from,
host your next event at a
heritage venue, and
become part of its history.
Maximum delegate
capacity: 1,084