Booking Rooms at the
Chelmsford Quaker Meeting House
Return to Home Page  The bookings officer can be contacted by e-mail at quakers@wardrop.org.uk.

  Documents Relating to Use of Chelmsford Quaker Meeting House.
These require the Adobe Acrobat reader, a free download for which is available from http://www.adobe.com/uk/products/acrobat/
  Meeting_House_Charges_2008.pdf  This document gives the current hire charges for the Chelmsford Quaker Meeting House.
 Conditions_of_Use_2008_W.pdf  This document contains the current conditions of use for the Chelmsford Quaker Meeting House.
 Fire_Procedures_2008_W.pdf  This document contains the current procedures to be followed in the event of a fire at the Chelmsford Quaker Meeting House.

  Views of the Chelmsford Quaker Meeting House
 Front of Meeting House
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 View of the front of theChelmsford Quaker Meeting House. Front drive off Rainsford Road leads to a small car park at the side. Wheelchair access is via the rear garden and entrance.

Rooms available for hire are the Hall and the Anne Knight Room. If refreshments are required, the Kitchen can also be booked. For larger events, the entire premises can be booked.

If audio-visual facilities are required for an event, these must be provided by the hirer.
 Foyer of Meeting House
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 Entrance foyer of Meeting House, with front doors on the left, entrances to Hall on right, and kitchen and Anne Knight Room at the end. Foyer also has male and female toilets, the latter with baby changing facilities, and a separate toilet for the disabled.
 Hall of Meeting House
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 Hall with sealed parquet floor, double doors to rear garden and four high-level windows for uniform lighting. Approximate dimensions 8.8m square (28 ' 10"). Can comfortably seat 60 people in cinema style. Sliding doors allow the use of an Annex to extend the Hall for larger gatherings.
 Anne Knight Room of Meeting House
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 Anne Knight Room with sealed parquet floor and serving hatch to kitchen. Approximate dimensions 4.5m by 6.1m (14' 9" by 20'). Can be arranged as committee room (as shown), or in cinema style where 20 people can be seated in comfort. Wooden benches at each side provide 20 seats.
 Kitchen of Meeting House
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 Kitchen with electric cooker, fridge, kettle and hot water boiler. Serving hatch to Anne Knight Room is shown. Cutlery and crockery is available.
 Meeting House car park
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 Car Park for the Meeting House is to the side, and can be accessed either from the front, off Rainsford Road, or the rear, off Cedar Avenue West. The rear access has double gates which are normally locked unless arrangements have been made with the Meeting House caretaker. There are spaces for 11 cars.
 Rear garden of Meeting House
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 The rear garden is enclosed and has a locked gate which serves as the access for wheelchairs.