The Great Hall Leyton is a banqueting and events venue in Leyton, East London, with seated dining for 300 guests. It hosts banquets, weddings, receptions, conferences and meetings, and it offers dry hire so organisers can bring their own caterer. The venue is at 1A Adelaide Road, London E10 5NN, in a Grade II listed building.
Seminars and company events
The Great Hall lists conferences and meetings among its uses, alongside banquets and receptions. The hall measures 23 meters long including the stage, or 19 meters without it, and 14.4 meters wide. The stage is 7.6 meters wide and 4 meters deep. It has stage lighting, stage audio and high-speed WiFi at 200 Mb/s. The annexe offers multi-function rooms that can serve as onsite office space or green rooms, which is useful for speakers, hosts and production teams. The venue also takes theatre productions, rehearsals and filming.
Weddings and receptions
The venue describes itself as an established wedding and banqueting venue with more than 30 years of history. For weddings it quotes a seating capacity of 300, with intimate gatherings possible as well as large receptions. The annexe has multi-function rooms that can be used as His and Her suites or prayer rooms, a cloakroom and a reception area. Pre-wedding celebrations such as engagements, mehndis, henna nights and ladies' sangeet evenings are also listed.
Rooms and capacities
The main space is the Great Hall, with a dining capacity of 300. The Great Hall Annexe adds multi-function rooms, a cloakroom, onsite office space and a commercial kitchen. The building is accessible, with step-free access and a passenger lift. Disabled facilities and toilets are provided.
Catering
The venue offers dry hire. Organisers use their own catering suppliers, and the commercial kitchen in the annexe is available to catering teams. The venue is fully licensed, until 23:00 from Sunday to Friday and until midnight on Saturday.
History and setting
The hall is a Grade II listed building with high ornate ceilings and an Art Deco and period character, which is why it is also used as a filming location. All profits from bookings are reinvested in the LVE Foundation, the venue's charity, which supports children, young people and families in the North-East London area, including Waltham Forest, Haringey, Newham and Enfield.
Getting there
The hall is at 1A Adelaide Road, Leyton, London E10 5NN. Street parking is available near the building. The site is step-free and has a passenger lift.
