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Venue type:
Historic Building Description: Toynbee Hall, a Grade II listed building, is a unique and historic venue, and an ideal venue for your wedding or civil partnership.
Founded in 1884, Toynbee Hall was at the centre of the social reform movement through the nineteenth and twentieth century. Today, the charity still works tirelessly to help deal with the effects, and eradicate the causes, of poverty but we have created a thriving venue hire business, which helps support the cost of our work.
Toynbee Hall itself consists of two rooms, the Ashbee Hall and the Lecture Hall.
The Lecture Hall is a wood panelled room from where a host of influential figures from the social reform movement, including Gandhi and Lenin, have delivered seminal addresses since Toynbee Hall was founded in 1884.
The adjoining Ashbee Hall is designed and decorated in keeping with with the English Arts and Crafts Movement of which Charles Ashbee, a former residential volunteer at Toynbee Hall, was a leading figure. A portrait of our founders, Samuel and Henrietta Barnett, overlooks the room.
Toynbee Hall is a fully-licenced venue for weddings and civil partnerships or couples are welcome to use or unique venue for a reception-only event. We can provide a full-range of catering options as well as offer as offering a complete event-planning service, via our network of trusted suppliers.
Outside space: Yes Bridal suite: No Photography inside: Yes Photography outside: Yes Parking: Yes, limited Disabled access: Yes Confetti permitted: Yes, but not inside
Food + entertainment
Licensed bar: Yes, via supplier Late licence bar: No Disco facilities: Yes, via supplier Type of cuisine: Various Vegetarian menu: Yes Accommodation: No
Additional services
Toastmaster: Yes Hairdresser: No Florist: Yes Band: Yes Photographer: Yes, via supplier Videographer: Yes, via supplier DJ: Yes, via supplier Event planner: Yes, via supplier
Further info & directions
Additional details: Working with trusted suppliers, Toynbee Hall can arrange photographers, flowers, stationary and printing, table plans, place cards, table linen, entertainment and just about any other service you may require!
Note also that we permit couples to bring their own alcohol with no corkage.
All profits from our Venue Hire business support Toynbee Hall's work to eradicate poverty.
Directions by public transport: Underground:
Aldgate: Metropolitan/Circle lines (4 minute walk approx)
Aldgate East: District, Hammersmith & City lines (2 minute walk approx)
Liverpool Street Circle, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City, Central and mainline services (10 minute walk approx)
Buses:
Nos 15, 25, 115 & 253 pass the bottom of Commercial Street along Whitechapel High Street
No 67 from Stoke Newington/Stamford Hill via Dalston & Shoreditch stop on Commercial Street outside Toynbee Hall
Nos 40, 42, 78 & 100 stop at Aldgate
Nos 8, 26, 35, 43, 47, 48, 78, 149, 242 stop on Bishopsgate
Nos 11, 23, 42, 133, 141, 214, 271 & 344 terminate outside Liverpool Street Station
Directions by car: We offer two off-road, secure parking spaces as part of our wedding package. Access to our car park is via Gunthorpe Street, which runs parallel to Commercial Street.
Convenient multi-storey NCP car parks are located at Commercial Street, Middlesex Street and Shoreditch High Street, all within ten minutes walk.
We also provide secure, off-road access for suppliers.
