
/ About
Glaziers' Hall sits directly on the river at the southern foot of London Bridge, built in 1806 as a three-storey Thames-side warehouse into the fabric of John Rennie's original bridge, with upper floors and a Georgian facade added in 1850. Restored through the 1970s, it was formally opened as a livery hall by the Duchess of Kent in 1978 and today houses three City companies: the Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass, the Scientific Instrument Makers, and the Launderers. Seven rooms run across three floors, from a ground-floor Banqueting Hall hung with crystal chandeliers and left with room for dancing once the tables are cleared, to a basement of Georgian brick arches from the Hall's original fabric, restored and fitted with a bespoke wine cellar visible through glass portholes set into the brick.
Upstairs, the River Room and Bridge Room look straight across the water to the City, the oak-panelled Court Room carries three stained-glass windows bearing the crests of all three resident livery companies, and its adjoining Library holds a working collection on glass painting and scientific instrumentation. Every room hires separately or as one exclusive booking, catered in-house by Life's Kitchen, with the whole building taking up to 450 for a standing reception and 300 for a seated dinner.
/ Rooms Available
Banqueting Hall
Exclusive HireThe Hall's principal and largest room, hung with three crystal chandeliers beneath a black coffered ceiling and dressed floor to ceiling in drape, with a wood floor that leaves room for dancing once the tables are cleared. Fitted with an LED lighting package, twin screens and a PA system, it seats up to 250 for dinner and takes 350 standing, and combines with the adjoining River Room or Thames Room for a larger reception.
Court Room
PrivateAn oak-panelled first-floor room lit by three arched stained-glass windows carrying the crests of all three resident livery companies. Seats up to 100 for dinner and takes 180 standing, with its own anteroom in the adjoining Library for refreshments or a breakout.
River Room
PrivateA first-floor room of floor-to-ceiling glazed arches looking straight across the Thames to the City and London Bridge, bright by day and lit by a run of geometric pendant fittings by night. Seats up to 150 for dinner and takes 180 standing, and often runs alongside the Banqueting Hall as a reception or breakout space.
London Bridge Arches
Exclusive HireA basement run of Georgian brick arches from the Hall's original nineteenth-century fabric, floored in the original grade-listed York stone and fitted with a bespoke, temperature-controlled wine cellar visible through glass portholes set into the brick. Let with its own private entrance and reception area, it hires exclusively for up to 100 for dinner or 120 standing, and doubles as a breakout or refreshment space for events elsewhere in the venue.
Bridge Room
PrivateA ground-floor room of exposed brick and oak beams looking out to London Bridge, suited to a meeting, an away day or an intimate dinner for up to 60, with the adjoining Thames Room available for a pre-dinner reception.
Library
Semi PrivateThe smallest and most private of the Hall's rooms, adjoining the Court Room and lined with a working collection on glass painting and scientific instrumentation behind glazed bookcases. Suited to a small dinner, an interview or a meeting, it seats up to 30 and takes 70 standing.
Thames Room
Semi PrivateA small ground-floor anteroom to the Bridge Room, taking up to 20 for dinner or 30 standing, used as a pre-dinner reception space or a breakout room for the wider venue.
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/ Features
AV Equipment
- – PA System
- – Projector
- – Microphone
- – Lighting Rig
- – Stage
Catering
- – In-House Luxury Dining
Licensing
- – Full Alcohol Licence
Venue Specs
- – Dedicated Events Team
- – High-Speed Wi-Fi
/ Getting Here
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