Since 2015, Carlisle Memorial has been a venue for a range of engagement activities and public events. The space has been re-imagined many times as an exhibition space, opera venue, film set and more!

Have an idea of your own? Please contact us using the Hire Enquiry Form: https://forms.gle/Y9157h8r6Y73dfPj9

We can’t wait to hear your ideas and will respond as soon as possible.

FAQ:

• 722m2 floor space, with a large vaulted ceiling. (Floor plan and sections to scale attached separately). 

• Audience capacities are developed ad-hoc depending on usage; capacity to date is c.300 for seated performances and c.500 for mixed seated/standing events. 

• Full entertainment license; no BBT restriction on selling alcohol, but there is no license in place.

• The building’s interior space is essentially a single, double-height space, including a central nave and arched side aisles. Also includes a semi-permanent, self-contained structure in one of the side aisles, with a fully fitted kitchen and four toilets. 

• Serviced by 63A, 3-phase electrical supply, in addition to a regular 13A domestic-scale supply. 

• 11pm curfew for public events.

• As a phased regeneration project, the building does not have permanent event infrastructure, apart from the electrical supply. There is no rigging and no seating; apart from the toilet and kitchen block, there is no heating. 

• Ad-hoc parking is available on Regent Street to the rear; the building does not have dedicated parking facilities.