Hiring Our Venues

Piano concert in the main church
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Conference, concert and meeting spaces for hire.

Our 1930 Grade II listed church building is located in the leafy Victorian suburb of Nether Edge, Sheffield.

There are rooms in both the church and the adjacent Shirley House available for hire which are suitable for a wide range of events and activities for small and large groups including:

  • Concerts and drama;

  • Music examinations;

  • Conferences;

  • Meetings;

  • Lectures;

  • Childrens’ groups;

  • Yoga / dance classes.

The acoustics of the main church have been specially commended, and our Bosendorfer grand piano kept in concert condition.

The church is also in a convenient location not far from the city centre on a bus route.  There is considerable free, on-road parking nearby and off-road parking directly in front of the church with 13 spaces and facilities for disabled including parking, access ramp, toilet and sound induction loop.

Our Spaces

Inside St Andrews Psalter Lane church looking toward empty chairs

The Church Building

A large, flexible space that can accomodate 200 people on comfortable chairs in various configurations.

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Shirley House room 1

Shirley House Room 1

A large meeting or event space.

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Shirley house room 3 with tables for meeting

Shirley House Room 3

A smaller meeting room for up to 30 people.

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Interior of a church sanctuary with stained glass windows, wooden pews, a pulpit, and an altar with candles.
Interior of a church with blue chairs arranged in two rows, a black box-shaped piano or organ, a small black table with red and white books, and stained glass windows.
Interior of a church or chapel with a pianist playing a grand piano at the front, and a congregation seated in chairs facing the stage. The stage area includes a lectern, hymn stands, and wooden paneling. There are large screens on either side of the church interior.
Upper room with chairs laid out for meeting

Main Church Building

The church is a listed building and provides a variety of flexible spaces with modern facilities including:

  • Comfortable flexible seating

  • Under floor heating

  • Flexible programmable heating

  • Well equipped kitchen

  • Pipe Organ

  • PA system

  • Display screens

The main area of the Church has a seating capacity for 200 on chairs which may be arranged in a variety of configurations.  The narthex area, with use of the kitchen, accommodates up to 30 seated or 60 standing.  There are 3 meeting rooms, two of which may be joined together, which have a seating capacity of 10 each.

See here for a plan of the church.

The hiring costs for the church are (all prices are for one session):

    £240.00 for all areas of the church or for the main area only

    £50.00 for use of the grand piano - please book in advance

    £40.00 for upper meeting room OR narthex and kitchen ONLY

A black grand piano with an open lid showing its interior strings and hammers, located in a room with wooden paneling and chairs.
Interior of a church with rows of blue chairs, stained glass windows, a baptismal font, and colorful light reflections on the walls.

The Upper Room

An intimate, comfortable space on the enclosed balcony of the main church. This is a private space that can be used for meetings.

Empty room with wooden floors, large windows with red curtains, a radiator, a clock on the wall, and a door leading outside, with natural light and greenery visible through the windows.
Empty conference room with a U-shaped table, eight black chairs, large windows with floral curtains, and cream-colored walls with decorative molding.

Meeting Rooms in Shirley House

The building is a grand Victorian house with large windows suitable for a variety of uses.  The substantial nature of the building provides good sound isolation between rooms enabling them to be occupied simultaneously without disturbance to other users. There are two ground floor rooms and one first floor room available for hire. There are also kitchen facilities by arrangement. There is disabled access to all areas.

Room 1

Room 1 is a large rectangular room (14m x 5.5m) with a maximum seating capacity of 75.

The floor is varnished and there are curtains to all windows. The room offers a good space for meetings, musical recitals, dance, children's parties and much more. There is access to toilets, disabled toilets and kitchen facilities, all on the same floor. The room has been recently redecorated (May 2020).

The hiring cost for Room 1 is £40.00 per session.

Room 3 

Room 3 is an ideal meeting room (6m x 4.4m) with a seating capacity of 30. The room is carpeted with large curtained windows and is a great space for meetings, lectures and informal gatherings. Like Room 1, there is access to toilets, disabled toilets and kitchen facilities, all on the same floor.

The hiring cost for Room 3 is £30.00 per session.

Upstairs Room

The upstairs room is also an ideal meeting room (5.5m x 5m) with a seating capacity of 30

The hiring cost for the Upstairs Room is also £30.00 per session.

A stone church surrounded by greenery with tall trees and a pathway in the foreground.

How to Book

Booking Arrangements

To enquire about availability for hiring our facilities please contact our Caretaker on: 

0114 255 3787 or email bookaroom@standrewspsalterlane.org.uk 

Alternatively contact the Church office on 0114 2678289 or email office@standrewspsalterlane.org.uk

Booking Documents

In order to make a booking to hire one of our venues, please complete the booking form below and email to bookaroom@standrewspsalterlane.org.uk or printed, completed by hand and dropped into the Church Office in Shirley House.

Booking form