Getting Married at the Fitzrovia Chapel ‘The most beautiful room in London you probably didn’t know about’ The Telegraph INSIDE 04 ABOUT THE FITZROVIA CHAPEL 06 THE SPACE 08 INFORMATION 09 PROTECTING THE CHAPEL 10 FIND US 1 1 CONTACT US
About the Fitzrovia Chapel
There can be few more amazing venues to hold your wedding, celebration or civil partnership than the Fitzrovia Chapel. Centrally located in the heart of London, yet intimate and exquisite in flavour, the Grade II*-listed building (originally the chapel for the Middlesex Hospital) exudes grace, beauty, history and Gothic charm.
When you take a look through these pictures or come for a viewing, you’ll discover that the chapel is truly the kind of place where memories are made.
All funds generated from the hire of the chapel support the Fitzrovia Chapel Foundation (registered charity 1160458) which protects and preserves the chapel for generations to come.
04 ‘I could not have wished to have got married in a more beautiful chapel.’ Janine The Space
Say ‘I do’ under the hundreds of stars in the golden ceiling of the Fitzrovia Chapel. The chapel’s architect, John Loughbourgh Pearson, reportedly used to ask himself of each of his designs, ‘Does it send you to your knees?’ The gorgeous mosaics, marble and stained glass of the chapel surely meet his ambitious aims and will make your wedding ceremony intimate yet simply stunning, as if you were both on a film set.
06 ‘The chapel is so different from everything else around — it is simply stunning. On the day, our guests were wowed by the beautiful interior, and for our 5pm December wedding, it was lit beautifully. I honestly think we chose the best wedding location in London — a truly memorable day for us.’ Andrew INFORMATION
The Fitzrovia Chapel is a secular space, Our prices do not include the registrar’s which means that religious ceremonies fee which you will need to organise (including blessings and religious separately through Westminster music) are not allowed. Registration Service.
We don’t have a formal wedding Alternatively, some of our couples package but rather provide a space have a legal wedding before the for you to create your own unique day and choose to have the ceremony experience, whilst observing the conducted by a secular celebrant, requirements of the registrar, if you or friend which adds a personal choose to use one. touch and enables you to be as creative as you wish. Our capacity is 60 seated with drinks and 78 seated without drinks. Chairs are included in the hire fee. This breaks down as an hour set-up time. This is also when your registrar interviews take place in a civil ceremony. The chapel is open for guests to arrive half an hour before your ceremony. Following your ceremony (which usually takes around 30 minutes), you have an hour in the chapel for drinks, photographs or speeches.
08 Protecting The Chapel
As a listed historic building, we have restrictions FURNITURE ACCESS which we ask you to respect. It may seem like All hired furniture must have protective There is no vehicle access in Pearson Square a strict list but these things are important so pads on the feet or base. so you’ll need to load and unload outside that we can protect this beautiful building for the square. generations to come: STRUCTURE You can’t alter the structure, fittings or SHOES FOOD AND DRINK decorations of the chapel. Decorations may High heels are fine, but we might ask you No dark-coloured or staining liquids such not be attached to the walls or any other part to use heel protectors. Please buff shoe as red wine and no flaky, greasy or staining inside or outside of the building. Additional polish in well to avoid scuffing and foods are allowed. lighting, sound or AV equipment must be staining the mosaic floor. freestanding and safe without loose wires or trip FLOWERS hazards. Please don’t tape anything to the floor MUSICIANS Flowers are allowed in the chapel but no red (including wires). Musicians must use matting for heavy berries, pollen, loose leaves or ferns and no instruments and a spike floor protector flower petals on the floor. You must prepare CANDLES for a cello or double bass. Matting must flowers off-site. Flowers must be held in moss, No naked flames, candles, incense or diffusers be laid if an instrument is rolled, dragged, green foam oasis or gel and not water, and in a are allowed inside or outside the chapel. or placed on the floor. vessel which will not scratch the marble ledges. The floor, altar top and marble balustrades must CONFETTI be protected by a felt mat before you place These things aren’t allowed either inside or flowers on top. Flowers and foliage must be outside the chapel: fireworks, smoke machines, stable and not drop. sparklers, party poppers, helium balloons, streamers, rose petals, confetti, glitter, ticker tape or sequins.
SMOKING AND DRINKING You can’t smoke or take drinks into Pearson Square. 09 How to Find Us Euston Square
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Please contact us to discuss your wedding
Email [email protected]
Telephone 020 3409 9895
Website fitzroviachapel.org
Address The Fitzrovia Chapel Fitzroy Place 2 Pearson Square London W1T 3BF
@fitzroviachapel @fitzroviachapel
Images courtesy of Peter Li (p1), Guy Milnes (p2), Barbara K Photography (p3/12), Robert Workman (p6), Tareq Mooradon (p7), Marianne Chua (p8), Jordanna Marston (p9), Martin Abela (p11) 011 012