Exhibition & venue hire

The main rooms in the Town House and its Basement Annexe are available for event, exhibition, film and photography hire. The proceeds are put towards the house's restoration and upkeep.

To help you plan your work there are links here to the paperwork, scale plans and elevations of the spaces and lots of images, plus links to images on other pages and websites.

 

The 'how much does it cost?' paperwork

Download our 2024 Rate Card here (36KB pdf file)

Download a Contract Example here (216KB pdf file)

 

Plans & drawings

These are architect's drawings annotated with dimensions, ceiling heights and the positions of doors, windows and other features.

 

Town House (13 Brunswick Square)

Measured drawing of ground floor (576KB pdf file)

Measured drawing of first floor (820KB pdf file)

 

Basement Annexe (10 Brunswick Square)

Measured drawing of Basement Annexe (221KB pdf file)

Drawn elevations of Housekeeper's Room (154KB pdf file)

Drawn elevations of Servants' Hall (140KB pdf file)

Drawn elevations of Kitchen (149KB pdf file) 

 

Technical

Pictures need to have a hanging cord or, preferably, two D rings on the back of the frame.

To hang them we use the STAS system, with either Perlon cords or steel cable looped over our steel hanging bars and dropped down to take a Smartspring or Zipper hook, depending on the weight of the picture, with usually two cords and hooks per picture.

The maximum load for each combination:
perlon cord + 1x smartspring hook - up to 4kg (8.8lbs)
perlon cord + 1x zipper hook - up to 15 kg (33 lbs)
steel cable + 1x zipper hook - up to 20 kg (44 lbs)

Photo of three types of picture hanging hooks

 

Images

These are images of the Town House and its Basement Annexe, plus links to images on other pages and websites.

Click here to see images from photoshoots

Sussex Film Office website: images of the Town House

Sussex Film Office website: images of the Basement Annexe

Front Drawing Room

View of drawing room showing three artworks on the wall
Front Drawing Room: pictures on north wall.

View of drawing room, including white marble fireplace, and showing artworks on the wall.
Front Drawing Room: pictures on south wall.

View of drawing room showing three tall windows, with artworks on the walls and displayed on tables.
Front Drawing Room: west-facing windows.

View of drawing room, including white marble fireplace, and showing textile artworks on the wall.
Front Drawing Room: south wall with fireplace.

Rear Drawing Room

Photo of Regency drawing room with pale green walls, ornate grey cornice and wood-grain painted skirting. There are three modern paintings hanging on the walls.
Rear Drawing Room: south wall fireplace.

Photo through doorway into Regency drawing room with paintings on the wall
Rear Drawing Room: view through doorway, the front drawing room is to the left.

Photo showing wooden framework lined with coloured lights suspended from drawing room ceiling.
Rear Drawing Room: looking west, to front drawing room artwork.

Dining Room

Photo of dining room south wall showing fireplace and seven paintings hanging
Dining Room: south wall with fireplace.

Photo of dining room north wall showing five paintings hanging
Dining Room: north wall.

Parlour

View of parlour showing exhibition of artworks
Parlour: west wall and north wall with door.

 

View of parlour showing exhibition of artworks
Parlour: south wall with fireplace.

Basement Annexe

Housekeeper's Room

Housekeeper's Room showing back wall and fireplace
Housekeeper's Room: east wall and south wall with fireplace.

Housekeeper's Room showing windows and walk-in cupboard.
Housekeeper's Room: west wall with windows, north wall with doorway.

Wine Cellar

View of the wine cellar showing stone slab shelves
Wine cellar: looking south.

Servants' Hall

Servants' Hall showing window and fireplace
Servants' Hall: window in east wall, south wall fireplace, cupboards.

Servants' Hall showing doorway and recess
Servants' Hall: doorway in north wall, recess to western end.

Meat Safe

Exterior view of the Meat Safe.
Meat Safe: exterior.

 

Interior view of the Meat Safe
Meat Safe: interior.

Kitchen

View of kitchen undergoing restoration showing fireplace and original shelves.
Kitchen: showing south wall with fireplace and east wall.

View of kitchen undergoing restoration showing work table and restored window.
Kitchen: north wall with doorway, west wall with window.