Allendale Centre room sizes & capacities
Minster Hall & Theatre
Dimensions (excluding stage and entrance/exit passage)
Length 14.7m. house right (bar side), 14.4m. house left (storage room side)
Width 12.4m.
Ceiling height 4.9 m.
Stage info
Proscenium arch stage with wings and rear crossover.
Entry to stage via door & steps stage right.
Performance area (performers visible to audience, with tabs and mid-blacks fully open):
Upstage centre to downstage centre 6570mm.
Stage right to stage left (excluding wings) 7850mm.
Capacities
Standing (gig etc.), 350-400.
Seated, rows of chairs facing stage for show/talk, 301 max.
Seated, rows of chairs facing projector screen, 301 max. but 261 advised - avoids audience in front rows looking side-on at screen.
Seated, cabaret style, 140, depending on dance floor requirement.
Tables & chairs around the walls (parties etc.), up to 150, with dance floor.
All capacities may be affected by space required for DJ/band/catering etc.
6ft. tables for fairs/markets etc: 32 x 6ft. is comfortable. A few more can be squeezed in but, once full of traders, stock and customers, the space can be 'tight', with limited room for customers to move around and shop.
Quarter Jack Hall
Dimensions
Length x Width 13.2m. x 11.2m.
Ceiling height 2.8m.
Capacities
Maximum room capacity 125.
Seated, rows of chairs facing rear wall for talk, up to 125 (this to include presenters, organisers etc. in the room).
Seated for shows - depends on seating arrangement, performance space and tech facilities required; probably 90 max.
Seated, cabaret style, 65-75, depending on dance floor requirement.
Tables & chairs around the walls (parties etc.), up to 75, with small dance floor.
All capacities may be affected by space required for DJ/band/catering etc.
6ft. tables for fairs/markets etc: 23 x 6ft. is comfortable. A few more can be squeezed in but, once full of traders, stock and customers, the Hall can be 'tight', with limited room for customers to move around and shop.
Canford Room
Dimensions
Length 10.45m, Width 5.1m. at its widest, 4.3m. in central part of room.
Ceiling height 2.4 m.
Capacities
Around 30, depending on layout/furniture requirements.
Julian Room
Dimensions
Floor area 4.5m. x 3.5m.
Capacities
Approximately 12, depending on layout/furniture requirements.