If you would like to hold a concert, recital, rehearsals, master classes or drama groups at our handsome, well-maintained Victorian Church, then we have all your needs covered.
The hire of the church is determined on application. Please note that the church does not have a performing licence so we cannot host ticketed events where a set payment has been paid.
~ Splendid acoustics
~ Seating for 500
~ Concert Grand piano
~ Pipe organ
~ Raised performance area
~ Green room facilities
~ Reasonable rates
~ Disabled access
~ Hearing loop
~ Fully fitted kitchen
The lower hall can be hired at a cost of £15 per hour. Please note however that if the let is for 1 hour only, the charge is £22.50.
The capacity of the lower hall is 100.
The upper hall, capacity 50, can be hired for £10 per hour but access is limited due to the spiral staircase. In addition the space can only be used for sedentary activities as dancing or running around undermines the electric lighting in the hall below.
The room in the annex, with a capacity for 12 people, can be used for meetings and costs £10 per hour.
The Session Room can be hired at a cost of £10 per hour and has a capacity of 40. Please note that this room can only be hired for none active use as part of the floor is a hatch for bell ropes that was part of the original Church design, though no bell was ever installed.
St Michael’s Parish Church, is a very significant 19th century parish church on a prominent site in western Edinburgh. It is ‘A Listed’ and generally regarded as the best church in Edinburgh of its style and period. Designed by John Honeyman and built in 1883, it ‘stands head and shoulders above the rest’ of the 19th century churches in Edinburgh, according to The Buildings of Scotland: Edinburgh (p.42). The great tower is a prominent and loved landmark; and the well-kept gardens surrounding the building are an appreciated local amenity.
The Piano is a Reid-Sohn Grand Piano purchased new in 2000 from the Edinburgh company of Alan Makin & Sons. A very attractive instrument for use in solo recitals, chamber music and accompanying.
The Organ was originally built in 1895 by Brinley & Foster (German), the completed first version comprised 2 manuals with 22 stops. Overhauled in 1911 by B&F and again by Rushworth & Dreaper in 1959. A further rebuild in 1974 by Edinburgh builder Robert Goldsmith contained 2 manuals & 23 stops. The organ was again overhauled in 1986 by Rushworth & Dreaper and has a good selection of versatile stops. It is maintained by the former Rushworth & Dreaper, now Forth Pipe Organs.
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