This Is Our First Edition of the Mowbray & Other
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& Other Stories This is our first edition of The Mowbray & Other Stories - a mini journal charting some of the stories People Make Places from events hosted at The Chimney House, Kelham Island and the launch of our new venue The Mowbray, Neepsend Sheffield. We’re approaching our 9th year for hosting events at The Chimney House - and we’re proud that we’ve built our reputation on our ability to be creative, versatile and flexible, attention to detail and our ‘everyone is welcome’ ethos made so by our friendly team. The Mowbray is a greater extension of our hospitality offering the luxury of space for larger events for up to 250 guests and endless possibilities with our own kitchen and chef team. Our saying “let us look after you” forms the foundation of every event we host from corporate events to our in-house Supper Clubs to super special wedding days. They say that ‘people make places’ - that’s absolutely true for our team and guests alike at The Mowbray and The Chimney House! We’d love to help you plan your next event! 01 A tale of two houses The Mowbray and The Chimney House have been designed and made by award winning Sheffield design agency 93. ? ow kn Did you Photographer. Department Two Department Photographer. The Mowbray — Newly opened in late 2018 - The Mowbray is housed in a restored building from 1889. It is a 250 capacity venue with a full chef and kitchen team, a separate roof terrace and garden on the first floor and a fully licensed bar. Used daily for business meetings and corporate dining for 15-150 guests and for standing and networking events for up to 250, we also host the most beautiful weddings! Book exclusively or join us for our House events from Supper Clubs to wellness events. Photographer. Hove & Co & Hove Photographer. The Chimney House — We opened The Chimney House almost nine years ago as our interpretation of a British modern meeting place in an iconic building we restored on the edge of the waterway on Kelham Island. Used daily for up to 40 guests as a meeting room and up to 50 for dining, over the years we’ve hosted leaders, innovators, senators, members of parliament, global brand names, celebrities, VIPs, international guests and of course our local Sheffield business community. 02 03 At a glance – Best New Venue Best City Wedding Venue The Mowbray and The Chimney House are connected by a short riverside stroll! The Mowbray The Chimney House Use them individually or team up for a double hit of iconic Sheffield buildings. Check out our ‘at a glance’ guide for getting the most out of your time with us! We’ve used companies from within a mile radius of the building Weddings for the restoration and build of The Mowbray. ? The Mowbray ow kn Did you One of the most talked about Wedding spaces in the North. We can host 30-160 guests for a seated Wedding Feast and up to 250 guests for Exhibition Meetings maximum capacity for drinks and dancing. We offer two types of hire & Space Corporate fee, book either 5hrs or 8hrs with us Dining and we tailor bespoke menus to suit The Mowbray your budget. Tipples? We’ll The Mowbray make sure our bar serves up all Ideal for any number of guests from the classics and your favourites! A flexible, versatile space means 15 guests up to 160. Flexible floor The Mowbray Gatherings we’ve recently hosted photoshoots plans means we can accommodate any Private with England Captain Joe Root, layout, configuration for affordable, The Mowbray has been playing host dining The Chimney House filming with Jessica Ennis-Hill, professional, state of the art daily to guests looking to hit the right The Mowbray lectures with Levi Roots, exhibitions meetings, away days and conferences. note with food, drink, technology Romantic urban beauty personified and base camp set ups with North and interior design for those times on Kelham Island. We’re famous Putting the glamour into affordable Face. The Mowbray has been cleverly The Mowbray when these things really matter… for taking care of everything for gatherings, standing room only, designed to drive into - so perfect The Chimney House Dine with 25-160 to impress, make your big day for boutique weddings or casual tables and seating - for car launches and those times a With our on-site kitchens we are your mark and to celebrate. Choose specially curated for 20-50 guests. we host drinks parties, launches, grand piano is needed for a concert. For 2-45 guests book The Meeting Feasting Specialists! Dine with up from our signature menus or we’ll We offer special rates for mid-week cocktails and canapés, celebrations We have lots of wall space so ideal Room or the smaller Living Room for to 160 guests for every event from even create a bespoke menu with hire and have created our signature for landmark company milestones to for gallery and product launches. up to 10 guests. Enjoy The Front Room charity dinners to special occasion Sheffield and Yorkshire at the heart. style for epic seasonal feasts. big birthday occasions. Celebrate Ideal for 5-250 crew and guests. for arrivals and registrations or a dining and secret suppers for a We have lots of ways to make a great with up to 250 guests and let us smaller breakout space. We’ll take dining hall experience like no other impact - whatever the occasion. look after food and drink packages care of each mealtime too. for parties of 25-160 guests. The tailored to your budget. Mowbray has a fully licensed bar. Both The Chimney House The Chimney House Both Get married at The Chimney House Often used for TV interviews and The Chimney House After your meeting book in for for up to 50 guests. For groups up The Chimney House fashion shoots, we welcome Book one building and use the other Yorkshire Nibbles, a Secret Supper to 50 guests we can then take care TV crews for a last minute interview for breakout space. Guests frequently Our most popular Private Dining or indulge in a gastro feast for of your Wedding Feast and even take We regularly host intimate gatherings or photoshoots for the national book The Mowbray for a day then use events are booked to celebrate up to 50! Lots of our Meeting Room care of your evening party over at for up to 45 guests at the Chimney press. Use all three of our The Chimney House to breakout for birthdays, anniversaries and landmark guests will book for dinner to The Mowbray. If you’d prefer - use House. Perfect for a drinks soirée, beautiful rooms to launch and morning and afternoon sessions before occasions - we host up to 45 guests recap on the day’s events or to seal The Chimney House for your wedding a cosy launch or high profile press showcase watches, jewels and even joining together to round up the for a beautiful candlelit dining the deal. There has been plenty of ceremony and head on over to The events. Hire just The House or add in skincare ranges! We’ve even hosted day at The Mowbray. We’ll look after experience for business or pleasure. occasions over the years where guests Mowbray for a beautiful day and night grazing and roaming feasts, Yorkshire the most exquisite concerts with breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and The Chimney House has a ‘bring your have celebrated a multi-million pound all rolled into one... Whatever your canapés, working lunch or a feast to international musicians. Perfect snacks as and when you need them! own’ drinks policy. deal around our feasting tables. heart desires… impress the board. for 2-50 crew and guests. 04 05 A City Advantage We love it round here - you really feel connected to the City The Chimney House on a physical level yet detached enough in spirit to feel wild and spontaneous. The Chimney House & The Mowbray are a stone’s The Mowbray throw away from each other - both separated and joined by the ancient River Don. We’re seeing an upward trend of companies booking corporate dining with us with more and more companies requesting a Sheffield and Yorkshire story behind the menu. w? no k Did you Photographer. Tom Kahler The Mowbray, Neepsend Photography. Tom Kahler, Department Two Meetings The Mowbray Getting Down to Business FareShare, the UK’s largest charity fighting hunger and food waste spent two-days at The Mowbray for a conference for 80 guests. Flexible layouts gave an excellent feeling of ‘togetherness’ to the group and gave speakers and presenters a feeling of connectivity to everyone in the room. We took care of lunch for both We had lots of special dietary days - Day One The House Lunch - requests but you rose to the freshly baked breads - milk challenge with an innovative and buns and house focaccia - with delicious selection of food, and seasonal fillings followed by we felt really spoiled. We try hard freshly made cakes. Day Two to take our staff events to unusual we provided breakfast in the and interesting locations, and you shape of ‘straight out of the really delivered. Special touches, oven’ pastries and a Deluxe Grazing like arranging flowers for us, Lunch which starred steak, smoked were noticed and valued. The whole salmon and house pickles, three team were thoroughly accommodating types of salad, house fries, throughout, helping out with all squash, fresh bread and butter, of our last minute requests and followed by chocolate roulade, hasty changes of plan.