Guildhall, London EC2V

Guildhall invites guests on a journey of over 800 years, with its awe-inspiring architecture and wealth of civic history. Home to the City of London Corporation and still the centre of government in the City of London, this Grade I-listed landmark provides a magnificent backdrop. Not only to glittering banquets and receptions in honour of royal occasions, national celebrations and visiting Heads of State, but to spectacular corporate dinners, ceremonies and events across eleven versatile spaces.

Great Hall. The spectacular setting for the annual Lord Mayor’s Banquet since 1502, this vast, medieval hall is lends itself to large dinners and receptions. With a soaring, high-arched ceiling and two huge, Gothic stained-glass windows, Great Hall’s unique history is told through distinctive and evocative features that can be adapted to a variety of events.

Capacities: Theatre 760 / Cabaret 320 / Dining 628 / Reception 900

Old Library & Print Room. Built in 1872 and once home to 126,000 books, the spacious Old Library and adjoining Print Room offer maximum versatility and grandeur for a range of events. The north-end stained-glass window, as well as high vaulted ceiling and columns, allows plenty of natural light into this impressive room, while the Print Room provides an ideal breakout space.

Capacities: Theatre 410 / Cabaret 192 / Dining 408 / Reception 550

Livery Hall. Situated underneath the Old Library, the Grade II-listed Livery Hall shares many of its vaulted Victorian Gothic features. Used as a museum from 1872 until the outbreak of WWII, the Livery Hall was restored and reopened as an events space in 2008 with illuminated lighting, purpose-built kitchen and immediately adjoining cloakroom facilities.

Capacities: Theatre 250 / Cabaret 112 / Dining 276 / Reception 300

East & West Crypts. Side by side beneath the Great Hall lie the largest surviving medieval Crypts in London. Dating back to 1042 and while completely different in style, both are equally as evocative. The Crypts offer the perfect setting for unusual, distinctive events underneath spectacular vaulted ceilings decorated with carved bosses of shields and flowers.

Capacities: Theatre 150+100 / Cabaret 40+40 / Dining 204+180 / Reception 500

There are a further 6 spaces available to hire.

Capacities: Theatre 80-330 / Cabaret 32 / Dining 80-100 / Reception 100-170

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