Warehouse Space at 50 Adderley Street

About this space

Large Victorian Warehouse. The former retort house was built in 1909 on a gasworks site of 1841-2. It was designed by Birmingham Council’s Gas Department, under the supervision of the Engineer-in-Chief Walter Chaney and with the involvement of the young gas engineer Cecil Carrington Barber. As the site where coal was carbonised to produce crude gas, a retort house was the heart of a gasworks. It contained benches of horizontal ‘retorts’, sealed vessels which were charged with coal and then heated by a furnace, releasing gas and leaving behind coke.

The former retort house is located behind (south) of 50 Adderley Street and to the west of the Warwick and Birmingham Canal. It is a steel-framed structure which was clad in brick and built on a long, oblong plan. The long elevations originally had arched openings over three levels but the interior actually comprised a cellar and a double-height main floor.

Capacity

• Standing

  up to 2500
• Dining

  up to 1000
• Theatre

  up to 1200
• Boardroom

  up to 800
• Cabaret

  up to 800
• U-Shaped

  up to 800
• Classroom

  up to 800

Catering and drinks

Facilities

• Projector
• Flatscreen TV
• PA system / speakers Venue provides a sound system for music and announcements
• Air conditioner
• Natural light Room has windows or a skylight, so daylight comes in
• Storage space Place where clients can store items during their event
• Free parking is available on-site (30 spaces)
• Paid parking facilities available nearby
• Unavailable: Wi-Fi available Wi-Fi available
• Unavailable: Whiteboard Whiteboard
• Unavailable: Flipchart Flipchart
• Unavailable: Conference call facilities Conference call facilities
• Unavailable: Quiet space Quiet space
• Unavailable: Accommodation is available on-site Accommodation is available on-site

Music & sound equipment

• Play your own music Venue allows playing your own music
• Bring your own DJ Venue allows bringing your own DJ instead
• No noise restrictions