Furniture for Private Events

Basic Furniture

We have 11 folding leg tables (sometimes incorrectly called tressle tables) available. The sizes are (in inches):

• 3 of 24" x 72"
• 5 of 27" x 72"
• 3 of 24" x 60"

In addition there are 35 gallery chairs available. These are not upholstered. We have two coat rails.

No charge is made for use of basic furniture at any event. For informal, unseated events, and for small events, the basic furniture is normally sufficient. The meeting room furniture is not normally available for use in the museum galleries and is not part of the basic furniture. Coat rails are provided free for all large scale events.

Banqueting Furniture

We have a complete set of banqueting furniture comprising 12 tables and 120 chairs. The tables are round, of 5 feet diameter. The chairs are a comfortable folding design with upholstered seats and contoured back supports in an attractive design. The colour is blue. These are suitable for a seated meal or for theatre style conferences. The charges for use of the banqueting furniture are:

• Use of complete set £250 plus VAT
• Use of chairs only £200 plus VAT
• Use of tables only £75
• A reduction of £75 is offered if there are 60 seated guests or fewer
• Your caterer is responsible for setting up the furniture unless you book labour from us. (Except that in the case of business conferences we usually quote a price inclusive of set-up by museum staff). Labour to do the putting-away of furniture at the end is included in the charges.
• Table cloths and other linen may be arranged by your caterer. We can provide good quality white or cream disposable round cloths at £10.00 plus VAT per table with 10 days notice.
• If you require table cloth hire we can, with notice, arrange it for you, or you can ask your caterer to arrange this. Usually the caterer arranges linen when a meal is being provided. To hire linen separately from other things may be disproportionately costly.
• If you would prefer a quotation for your event to include use of banqueting furniture, simply tell us when making your enquiry.

Meeting Room Furniture

The meeting room has a flexible layout of 8 tables and 12 fully upholstered grey chairs. These are normally for use in the meeting room only. Where theatre style meetings for up to 20 are held in the conference room, we provide additional seating at no extra cost. Quotations for hire of the small conference/meeting room are inclusive of all tables and chairs, except that a small supplement is charged for round tables.

External hire

You or your caterer can hire furniture externally from any company. If you hire furniture externally you need to book storage facilities with us as may be necessary. Often the caterer hires everything on behalf of the client.

The following companies offer furniture and catering hire.

If you hire furniture please remember that you will need to book storage facilities with us, at extra cost, if the furniture is to be delivered before the time your hire of the museum starts, or is to be stored after the end of the event for collection, for example, next morning. Please also ensure that we know about your plans for furniture delivery and collection and that this is during normal opening hours unless other arrangements have been made.

Please Make an enquiry to ask for a quotation or check availability, to book, or contact us to arrange a viewing.

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