Checks and Greys
Cafe-bar
The Cathedral's own contemporary cafe-bar, open Tuesday-Saturday 8.30am-4.30pm and available for private hire from 4:30pm onwards.
Capacity
- Dining
- up to 60
60+ seated guests per the Cathedral's own venue hire page.
Unconventional space
1 hireable space
Classical
Blackburn Cathedral
Blackburn's Church of England cathedral, hosting weekly organ recitals, classical and popular concerts, conferences and private hire alongside regular worship.
Up to 60
capacity
1 space
hireable
Daytime and evening hire, subject to worship and Cathedral activities; enquire via the website.
available for hire
About this venue
Blackburn Cathedral (formally the Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin and St Paul) is the Church of England cathedral for the Diocese of Blackburn, raised to cathedral status in 1926. It stands on Cathedral Close in the city centre.
Alongside daily worship, the Cathedral hosts a busy concert and events programme: classical and popular music concerts, theatre and panel discussions, exhibitions, and weekly free lunchtime organ recitals (Wednesdays, 12:15-1pm, suggested £5 donation) on its Walker/Wood organ. It maintains seven choirs, from children's choirs through to a men's choir and a Renaissance/Bach choir, under the Organist and Director of Music.
The Cathedral is available for daytime and evening hire for conferences, exhibitions, award ceremonies, formal dinners and celebrations, subject to the pattern of worship and other Cathedral activities. Hireable spaces include the main Cathedral, the recently refurbished Crypt (including the Builder's Yard), meeting and conference rooms in the Cathedral Court complex, the Temple Gallery, and the cloister gardens. Checks and Greys, the Cathedral's own contemporary cafe-bar, seats 60 or more and is available for private hire from 4:30pm.
The Spaces
Facilities
- Bar
- Catering / kitchen
Location
Cathedral Close, Blackburn BB1 5AA, GB
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