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Meeting room set up with tables and chairs, facing a large presentation screen and microphone at the front of the room.
The Franks and Steel Rooms, Photo: Steven Pocock. © Wellcome. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

The Franks and Steel Rooms are quiet, airy meeting spaces with plenty of natural daylight. You can hire them together as one larger space, or separately as two individual rooms.

Their flexible layouts make them well suited to training workshops, product launches and events that need space for presentations, group work or networking.

Great for

Training workshops, product launches, conferences, meetings and networking events.

Need to know

Capacity

Capacity depends on the layout you choose and whether you hire one or both rooms. Our photos show how the layouts look. The maximum capacities are:

Franks and Steel Rooms combined

  • Theatre: 80
  • Classroom: 60
  • Cabaret: 60
  • Boardroom: 54
  • U-shape: 48
  • Reception: 120
  • Dinner: 60

Franks Room

  • Theatre: 70
  • Classroom: 48
  • Cabaret: 40
  • Boardroom: 38
  • U-shape: 32
  • Reception: 60
  • Dinner: 40

Steel Room

  • Theatre: 40
  • Classroom: 24
  • Cabaret: 24
  • Boardroom: 24
  • U-shape: 18
  • Reception: 50
  • Dinner: 24

Dimensions

The Franks Room measures 7.7 m by 11.5 m. The ceiling height is 2.53 m at its highest point and 2.4 m at its lowest. The doorway is 1.4 m wide and 2.01 m high.

The Steel Room measures 7.7 m by 6.6 m. The ceiling height is 2.7 m at its highest point and 2.32 m along the central beam. The doorway is 1.4 m wide and 2.01 m high.

If you’re bringing equipment or materials into the rooms, you may also need the measurements along the access route:

  • Goods lift: 1.54 m × 1.95 m
  • Staff corridor door: 1.64 m × 2.05 m
  • Staff corridor width: 1.13 m
  • Door at end of corridor: 0.87 m × 2.13 m

Audiovisual

When hired together, the Franks and Steel Rooms include a data projector, projection screen, wall-mounted screens to mirror the main display, laptop, two lapel microphones, two handheld microphones, hybrid facilities, a digital whiteboard and WiFi.

The Franks Room includes a data projector, projection screen, laptop, two lapel microphones, two handheld microphones, a digital whiteboard and WiFi.

The Steel Room includes a digital screen, laptop, inbuilt speakers and WiFi.

Accessibility

The Franks and Steel Rooms are wheelchair accessible and include an induction loop. There are adapted toilets on this level, and assistance dogs are welcome.

Accessible parking is also available – contact us to book.

Food and drink

Working with our catering partner, Benugo, we can arrange food and drink for your event.

The minimum number for catering is:

  • Franks and Steel Rooms combined: 36 people
  • Franks Room only: 24 people
  • Steel Room only: 12 people

Availability

The Franks and Steel Rooms are available from morning to evening, seven days a week.

All the arrangements were first class, and everyone enjoyed the refreshments and were grateful for the AV support too!

Angela, Association of Leading Visitor Attractions

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