Hire Charges at Holy Sepulchre London
Thank you for considering hiring Holy Sepulchre London. Costs associated with hiring can be found below. Special services costs can be found lower down the page.
Concert packages
All of our concert packages include:
Use of the Main Church space and x1 green room (Organ Mezzanine room)
X2 on site hosts for the duration of your hire
Use of a single microphone (if required) for audience announcements
Administrative fees
X1 30 minute site recce in advance of your event if required (subject to availability of staff)
Please ensure that you book adequate time for your event. For example, if your rehearsal starts at 6pm, and you require set-up time, you may decide to book from 5.30pm, or even 5 pm to allow for this.
You must make sure that set-up time and rehearsal time is included in your hire period. Early access cannot be granted.
| Concert and Event Packages | Cost | Comment |
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|  3 hour concert hire |  £640 | |
| 5 hour concert hire | £970 | |
| 7 hour concert hire | £1300 | |
| Concert package additional hours | £165/hour | This increases to £205/hr for bookings past 10pm |
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| Spaces | ||
| Main Church | £125/hour | |
| Henry Wood Room | £75/hour | |
| Organ Mezzanine | £50/hour | |
| Kitchen | £50/hour | Can be used to access drinking water only for no charge. |
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| Additional staff and technical support |   |   |
| Additional host support | £20/hour + £10 booking fee per member of staff | Price increases to £40/hour + booking fee for bookings past 10pm. |
| Tech Officer | £60/hr + £10 booking fee | Required if more than x2 speaking microphones are required. |
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| Musical Instruments | ||
| Piano Hire: Model A - on stage only OR Bluthner on floor level only | £230 | Hire at discretion of Director of Music. includes obligatory tuning |
| Model D Floor level only | £350 | Hire at discretion of Director of Music |
| Harpsichord | £120 | Hire at discretion of Director of Music |
| Organ | £130 | Hire at discretion of Director of Music |
| TV hire | £50 | x4 TV’s available in main church |
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| Filming | Prices available upon request |   |
| Wedding/Funeral/Services | Please see full details on pages below |   |
| Meetings | Prices available upon request |   |
| Dinners / receptions | Prices available upon request |   |
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Special Services at Holy Sepulchre London
Introduction
Thank you for your interest in holding a special service at Holy Sepulchre London, The National Musicians Church.
We warmly welcome applications from those who have hired Holy Sepulchre London in the past, as well as new applicants.
To apply to hold a special service you must complete the from on our website page. Your application will be considered, and the final decision will be made by the Bookings team.
If your application is successful, you will be sent a contract (which will be between you and Holy Sepulchre London to read through and sign. Please also note that all applications for Special Services are subject to approval by the Priest in Charge and Bookings Team to avoid date or programme clashes across the church calendar. Submission of an enquiry form does not guarantee a booking / service.
If you have any questions about special services or any other aspect of our hiring procedures, please get in touch with our team at Bookings@HSL.church and we will be happy to advise you.
If your application is successful we will offer you a proposed date. We will hold this proposed date for 14 days, pending your written confirmation, signed contract and deposit. Should we not receive either your confirmation or deposit by that deadline, we will release the date. Please note that bookings are not confirmed until a Contract has been issued by Holy Sepulchre London and returned by you, with the deposit.
We look forward to receiving your application.
The Bookings Team of Holy Sepulchre London.
Special services would normally include our own Clergy, Director of Music, Organist, choir and/or contemporary worship leader.
If you wish to use your own choir and/or musicians, you must write to the Director of Music and Priest in Charge requesting permission for this. A letter should be sent to bookings@hl.church. If permission is granted, fees will still apply for the use of our organ/piano/sound equipment.
If you would like to involve invited members of clergy in the service you must write to the Priest in Charge with full details at bookings@hsl.church at the time of enquiry. Full details of all clergy to be involved should be given to allow for the necessary Diocesan checks required. *See Note 7*
| Service Type | Service 1 (200 or less congregation/guests) | Service 2 ( 200+ congregation/guests) | |
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| Special service in church (max 3 hours) Choral | £3100 Includes the following: -Use of main church and 1 green room -Staffing including AV support -Director of Music -Organist -Choir of 8 -Administrative costs |
£3600 Includes the following: -Use of main church and 1 green room -Staffing including AV support -Director of Music -Organist -Choir of 8 -Administrative costs |
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| Special service in church (max 3 hours) Contemporary Worship | £3600 | ||
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| Concert package additional hours | £165/hour | This increases to £205/hr for bookings past 10pm | |
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