Verger Street · Sheffield
Corrugated iron,
good speakers
The chapel went up in 1898 as a mission hall — a timber frame clad in corrugated iron, the kind that arrived flat-packed by rail and went up in a fortnight.
It has been a scout hut, a boxing gym and a furniture store since. We took the lease in 2011, put a stage at the altar end and left the rest alone, which is why the acoustics are strange and everyone says the room sounds better than it should.
220 standing. No seats except the bench along the north wall, which is first come and always taken by the same four people.
Getting in
- Step-free entry
- Side door, Verger St
- Wheelchair spaces
- 4, plus companion
- Hearing loop
- Yes, front third
- Quiet room
- Vestry, open all night
Companion tickets are free — email the box office rather than buying two.
Getting home
The 52 runs until half past midnight from the stop outside the chip shop. The tram is eight minutes' walk and stops earlier than you think on a Sunday. There is a taxi office two doors down that answers the phone on gig nights.
Hiring the room
Promoters, weddings, film screenings, one funeral so far. We hire Sunday to Tuesday and some Wednesdays, with or without our engineer.
For bands playing here
Load in
Double doors on Verger Street, six metres from the stage, no steps. Van can stay outside until doors.
The stage
5.5 by 3.5 metres, 40cm high. Backline available if you ask by the Wednesday before.
What you get
Engineer, dinner, a crate of whatever is on tap, and the door split we agreed — paid in cash on the night.