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Wembley Stadium

Richard — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:52:09 +0000

Wembley Stadium (Wembley) is located in Wembley Park in London and is owned by The Football Association. Wembley hosts the home international matches of the England national football team and the main English domestic cup finals including the FA Cup Final. For this reason Wembley is primarily known as a football stadium.

The Stadium is also used for music concerts and other major sporting events. Wembley will host the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final and the 2012 Olympic Football finals.

With a 90,000 capacity it is one of the largest stadiums in Europe and one of the largest (and tallest) in the world with every seat under cover.

The previous Wembley Stadium (originally known as the British Empire Exhibition Stadium or Empire Stadium) was one of the world’s most famous football stadiums was often referred to as “The Home of Football”. It hosted the European Cup (now the UEFA Champions League) final a record five times, and held the 1966 World Cup final. The new stadium was finally completed on the 9th of March 2007.

Functions and Weddings at Wembley

There are several function rooms available for hire for conferences, special events and weddings at Wembley including the Bobby Moore Room.

Wembley Stadium Location and Address:

Wembley National Stadium Ltd
Wembley
London
HA9 0WS

Tel: 0844 980 8001
Fax: 020 8795 5050

Wembley Stadium 2010 Fixtures

The Royal Air Force Club

Richard — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:50:50 +0000

The first Lord Cowdray made a gift in 1918 to provide a permanent building to house the Royal Air Force Club (RAF Club) ; and by the middle of 1919 the buildings which make up the present Club in Piccadilly were acquired. In 1922 the Club was officially opened by HRH The Duke of York. On 12th March 1922 the Club was visited by Their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is the Club’s Patron.

The RAF Club has 8 rooms to accommodate any type of function, including Wedding Receptions, Cocktail Parties, Luncheons, Dinners and Conferences.

RAF Club Membership is open to all persons who hold, or have held, a Commission in the Royal Air Force, Princess Mary’s Royal Air Force Nursing Service, The Reserves, The Auxiliaries and in Commonwealth and friendly Air Forces. Spouses of Full Members can also enjoy Associate Membership and make full use of the Club’s facilities.

The Royal Air Force Club
128 Piccadilly
London W1J 7PY
Tel. 020 7399 1000
Fax. 020 7355 1516
Official Website

Hengrave Hall

Richard — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:19:37 +0000

Hengrave Hall is a beautiful Tudor mansion set in fifty acres of boundless lawns and meadows and features a majestic lake, and a private chapel. Located just north of Bury St Edmunds in the village of Hengrave in Suffolk.

Thomas Kytson the Elder built the house in 1525 and work was completed in 1538. Hengrave Hall is noted for it’s ornate oriel window incorporating the royal arms of Henry VIII and the Kytson arms. John Wastell, was responsible for the oriel window and he was also the architect of the chapels at Eton College and King’s College, Cambridge. The chapel contains 21 lights of Flemish glass the only collection of pre-reformation glass that has remained in situ in a domestic chapel anywhere in England. In 1578 Elizabeth I stayed at Hengrave and a chamber is named in her honour.

Today Hengrave Hall is available for exclusive hire as a wedding venue along with conferences and other special events.

Hengrave Hall
Bury St.Edmunds,
Suffolk,
IP28 6LZ.
Tel: 01284 768024

Hengrave Hall Official Site

Banqueting House

Richard — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:00:28 +0000

Banqueting House is the last remaining section of the Whitehall Palace which was destroyed by fire in 1698. The building is widely acknowledged as the first classical building to be completed in the Palladio style and helped transform English architecture. Designed by Inigo Jones, building works began in 1619 and were completed 3 years later, at a cost of £15,618. The building was commissioned by James I, after fire had destroyed his original Banqueting House at Whitehall, which had only built ten years earlier. Ironically the building would be used to provide entertainment for, and later used as the place of execution of his son and heir, Charles I in January 1649.

One notable highlight of the building is the ceiling artwork. The ceiling canvasses of the Banqueting House were painted by Flemish artist Sir Peter Paul Rubens and members of his studio in Antwerp, before being shipped to London and installed March 1636.

It was used as a chapel until 1890. From 1896 until 1962 the Banquteing House was occupied by the Royal United Services Institute and used as a museum.

Today, Banqueting House is a national monument and a Grade I listed building now managed by Historic Royal Palaces. Banqueting House is open Monday to Saturday for sightseeing visits and is also available for private hire for all types of functions including conferences, dinners, concerts or as a wedding reception venue.

Banqueting House Address:
The Banqueting House
Whitehall
London
SW1A 2ER
England
Tel: 0844 482 7777 (from UK)
Tel: +44 (0)20 3166 6000 (from outside the UK)
Banqueting House

Banqueting House Resources

Ham Polo Club

Richard — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:50:21 +0000

One of the oldest polo clubs in the United Kingdom, Ham Polo Club began in 1926 as Ham Common Polo Club. Situated on the banks of the Thames, in Ham, Surrey in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Ham Polo Club is London’s last remaining polo club.

The clubhouse and grounds are also available for event hire including corporate events, private functions and also as a wedding venue.

Ham Polo Club, Petersham Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW10 7AH
Tel: 020 8334 0000
Official Site

Ham Polo Club Resources

Ham House

Richard — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:04:30 +0000

Ham House and Gardens is now owned by the National Trust, who describe the property as "unique in Europe as the most complete survival of 17th century fashion and power" Ham House overlooks the River Thames, in Ham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Marble Hill House on the opposite bank of the river in Twickenham.

As you approach the property you are greeted rather appropriately by a statue of Father Thames crafted in Coade stone by John Bacon the younger. Meander around the beautiful Stuart gardens you will find the famous Cherry Garden, featuring lavender parterres flanked by two vaulted trellises of pleached hornbeam with a statue of Bacchus as a centre piece.

It was built in 1610 for Sir Thomas Vavasour. In 1626 it became the property of William Murray the "whipping boy" of Charles I. Murray remodelled the house, before it passed into the hands of perhaps it’s most infamous owner, his daughter Elizabeth, Lady Dysart, who through marriage became The Duchess of Lauderdale. Her legacy continues to this day not only with the extravagant work she had carried out to the house, but it is said that her spirit and that of her dog are still roaming the corridors of this mansion. Making it one of Britain’s most haunted buildings.

Weddings and Filming

Along as being a great place to visit, Ham House is often used as a filming location as well as a stylish wedding venue.

Ham House

Ham Street, Ham,
Richmond upon Thames, TW10 7RS
UK

Work: 020 8940 1950

Official Site

Ham House Resources

Chiswick House

Richard — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:18:55 +0000

Chiswick House is a octagonal domed Palladian villa in Chiswick, in the London Borough of Hounslow, West London.

Inspired by the Villa Capra "La Rotonda" near Vicenza, Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork PC (1694 – 1753) designed the villa with William Kent and had it constructed in 1726-9. A fine example of 18th-century architecture, featuring colonnaded portico on the upper storey, frescoed ceilings, velvet rooms and stone rooms. The mansion houses a superb collection of paintings and Palladian furnishings. The gardens are acknowledged by many as the birthplace of the English landscape movement.

Wedding Venue

Chiswick House can be hired as a stunning wedding venue, and can accommodate sit down dining for up to 96 guests within the house and up to 150 guests with the use of a marquee on the courtyard. Drinks receptions for up to 150 guests can be catered for within the house.

An interior photograph of Chiswick House by Hip and Funky Photography

Chiswick House,
Burlington Lane,
Chiswick
W4 2RP
Tel: 020 8995 0508
Official Website

Chiswick Wedding Car Hire

Richmond Registry Office

Richard — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:34:10 +0000

The Richmond Register office is located at 1, Spring Terrace, close to the centre of Richmond Upon Thames, Surrey. Featuring an elegant ceremony room which can accommodate 40 people. Fresh flowers, a comfortable waiting room, with French doors leading to a spacious garden, and a very private “secret garden”. There is a paved front area which is perfect for “confetti shots”, beneath the highest tree in Richmond. The venue also offers an exclusive Richmond certificate to commemorate your ceremony.

The registry office is located near to a large public car park, and well placed for wedding photographs beside Richmond Bridge and Richmond’s signature cobbled streets and alleyways.

Richmond Register Office
1, Spring Terrace
(corner of Mount Ararat/Paradise Roads)
Richmond Upon Thames
Surrey
TW9 1LW

Telephone: 020 8940 2853 or 020 8940 2651
Fax: 020 8940 8226
Official Website

Richmond Registry Office Resources

Surrey Wedding Cars

Royal Hospital Chelsea

Richard — Tue, 19 May 2009 15:29:57 +0000

The Royal Hospital in Chelsea was founded by King Charles II, who authorised the building of the hospital in 1681, especially for old or injured soldiers. Over 3 centuries later the Royal Hospital is a retirement home and nursing home for British soldiers who are unfit for further duty due to injury or old age, and often known as “Chelsea Pensioners”.

Since 1913, the Royal Hospital has been home to the Chelsea Flower Show.

Events at the Royal Hospital

Along with the RHS Chelsea Flower Show the hospital hosts special events including weddings at the The Conservatory at Chelsea, a luxury marquee erected in the grounds of the hospital, which makes a breathtaking wedding venue.

The Royal Hospital Chelsea
Royal Hospital Road
Chelsea
London
SW3 4SR
Tel: 020 7881 5200
Official Website

Castle Marquees

Richard — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:36:22 +0000

Castle Marquees of Burley are a leading Hampshire marquee hire company, providing luxury marquees for weddings, corporate events and social functions across the New Forest, Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire. They offer "Traditional Marquees" alongside contemporary styled "Open Span" and "Chinese Hat" marquees.

From their base in Burley, in the heart of the New Forest, Castle Marquees have collected a glowing list of testimonials that demonstrate just how far this family run business will go to offer a truly bespoke, personal and amiable marquee hire service.

Castle Marquees of Burley
Castletop Cottage, Castle Hill Lane, Burley, Hampshire.
BH24 4HG
Tel: 01425 40 41 42

Website: Castle Marquees