Hiring Cecil Sharp House

One of London's best kept secrets...
a quiet place near the West End

For viewing appointments, further details and quotations, please call the Hirings Manager on 020 7485 2206 ext. 24, or email hire@efdss.org. For prices, see below.

• Attractive
  Undisturbed
  Unique Character
  Central London Location

the ideal place for your...

• Rehearsal
  Concert
  Dance
  Lecture
  Book launch
  Conference
  Exam
  *Please note that Cecil Sharp
  house is no longer available for
  weddings or similar functions*

Cecil Sharp House benefits from ...

• Halls
  Classrooms
  Cafe
  Bar
  20 car parking spaces

Cecil Sharp House
is an impressive 1930's listed building near Regent's Park in central London, only minutes from the bustle of Camden Town and picturesque Primrose Hill. It is the purpose-built home of the English Folk Dance and Song Society, a national charity for the promotion and support of the traditional arts, and of the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library.

"The House" has 3 halls with sprung floors, 1 smaller meeting room, a bar, cafe and 20 car-parking spaces for hall hirers.

Kennedy Hall 69'x39' (21m x 12m) is our largest hall and has many unique attractions including ample natural light, wood panelling, sprung floor, double storey ceiling and the celebrated Ivon Hitchens mural spanning the 65ft length of the hall. Doors opposite the mural open out onto a walled garden.
This room offers an undisturbed working environemnt and comfortably accommodates 300 people seated theatre style or 150 cabaret style. There is additional tiered seating for 120 people around the edges of the hall.

Trefusis Hall 45' x 27' (14m x 8m) is a more intimate size, seating 150. It also has a sprung floor and is ideal for smaller-scale rehearsals. Natural light and doors opening out into the garden make this a very pleasant work space.

Storrow Hall 30' x 25' (9m x 8m) has a sprung floor and fresh, simple decor, complimented by plenty of natural light, creating the ideal space for small rehearsals, workshops and classes. This room is suitable for groups of up to 40.

Other rooms for meetings or classes are also available.

The walled garden, with seating and space for a marquee, is accessible from both Kennedy and Trefusis Halls.

Equipment such as staging, pianos, overhead projectors, flip charts and PA is available or can be arranged.

For viewing appointments, further details and quotations, please call the Hirings Manager on 020 7485 2206 ext. 24, or email hire@efdss.org. For prices, see below.

Hall Hire Prices 2008 - 2009 (from 1st April 2008)

Times shown constitute actual get in and out times, and Hirers should allow adequate set up and clean up times.

Public performances incorporating live or recorded music, as well as all dance classes, will incur PRS charges from £2 - £25 per event depending on the hall hired and the nature of the event. PRS fees are payable by the Hirer in addition to the hall hire fees listed above.

Catering Concession and/or Corkage fee of £100 is payable if hirer employs an external caterer.

Hirers are required to pay a refundable damages deposit: £200 Kennedy Hall, £100 other halls.

All Hirers must have Public Liability Insurance for £5million.

We have chairs and trestle tables available for those Hirers who require them. Please enquire about availability when booking .

Prices include set up by EFDSS personnel.

Piano Tuning on request: £65 + VAT