PORTGORDON VILLAGE HALL
Mar 2019 Mick Andrew
General Information
Address: Cross Street, Portgordon, Morayshire AB56 5QW
- Venue is on Cross St, in centre of village just off main road. Small car park at hall.
- Built Victorian era as Masonic Hall and converted to village hall use around 1980’s.
- Capacity approx 90 if using stage, 60 if performing on floor. Plastic stacking, non-interlocking chairs, some padded chairs.
- Mobile reception poor. Payphone on main street (1 min walk).
- Portgordon has a pub, village mini-market currently closed (2019). Banks, petrol, shops, hotels and other services at Buckie (1.5 miles)
Hall Details
- Hall Dimensions: 6.2M (20’4″) wide by 11.74M (38’6″) long. Height at side walls 3.94M (12’11”) rising to 4.54M (14’11”) over centre.
- Stage: 6.2M (20’4″) wide x 2.14M (7′) deep. Height of stage 0.72M (2’4″). Height to LX bars 2.87M (9’5″). No wings, No crossover. 3-step portable access treads available.
- Décor: Floor dark wood, no markings, walls slate grey lower, white upper with white roof. Stage has dark green FOH tabs.
- Get-in: via main entrance and foyer, double doors and right angle turn through second double doors into hall. Approx 20M from van loading area to stage. 1.1M (3’7″) wide x 2M (6’6″) high.
- Acoustics good.
- Blackout good – all windows have lined curtains.
- Heating by wall mounted electric 2-bar heaters.
- Yamaha Electric Piano available. Heat detectors in hall.
- No access equipment seen but assumed to exist.
Technical
- Power: 100amp 3-phase incomer in electrics cupboard at back of hall. No 13amp sockets in hall but 2 x twin 13a sockets at back of stage.
- Small stage lighting rig: control not seen, FOH trapeze bar with 5 x 500w fresnels, 2 stage bars with 4 x 650w fresnels. All on euro-connectors.
- Small PA system: Eurodesk SL2442FX mixer, 4 x Carslbro wall-mounted speakers, CD player and radio mic.
- Houselights are switched fluorescents and dimmable wall lights, switches in electrics cupboard at back of hall, left of main entrance.
Backstage
- Meeting room of hall foyer can be used as dressing room.
- Kitchen available. Lesser hall at right angles to main hall, divided by curtain.
- No separate toilets.
PORTGORDON VILLAGE HALL
Mar 2019 Mick Andrew
General Information
Address: Cross Street, Portgordon, Morayshire AB56 5QW
- Venue is on Cross St, in centre of village just off main road. Small car park at hall.
- Built Victorian era as Masonic Hall and converted to village hall use around 1980’s.
- Capacity approx 90 if using stage, 60 if performing on floor. Plastic stacking, non-interlocking chairs, some padded chairs.
- Mobile reception poor. Payphone on main street (1 min walk).
- Portgordon has a pub, village mini-market currently closed (2019). Banks, petrol, shops, hotels and other services at Buckie (1.5 miles)
Hall Details
- Hall Dimensions: 6.2M (20’4″) wide by 11.74M (38’6″) long. Height at side walls 3.94M (12’11”) rising to 4.54M (14’11”) over centre.
- Stage: 6.2M (20’4″) wide x 2.14M (7′) deep. Height of stage 0.72M (2’4″). Height to LX bars 2.87M (9’5″). No wings, No crossover. 3-step portable access treads available.
- Décor: Floor dark wood, no markings, walls slate grey lower, white upper with white roof. Stage has dark green FOH tabs.
- Get-in: via main entrance and foyer, double doors and right angle turn through second double doors into hall. Approx 20M from van loading area to stage. 1.1M (3’7″) wide x 2M (6’6″) high.
- Acoustics good.
- Blackout good – all windows have lined curtains.
- Heating by wall mounted electric 2-bar heaters.
- Yamaha Electric Piano available. Heat detectors in hall.
- No access equipment seen but assumed to exist.
Technical
- Power: 100amp 3-phase incomer in electrics cupboard at back of hall. No 13amp sockets in hall but 2 x twin 13a sockets at back of stage.
- Small stage lighting rig: control not seen, FOH trapeze bar with 5 x 500w fresnels, 2 stage bars with 4 x 650w fresnels. All on euro-connectors.
- Small PA system: Eurodesk SL2442FX mixer, 4 x Carslbro wall-mounted speakers, CD player and radio mic.
- Houselights are switched fluorescents and dimmable wall lights, switches in electrics cupboard at back of hall, left of main entrance.
Backstage
- Meeting room of hall foyer can be used as dressing room.
- Kitchen available. Lesser hall at right angles to main hall, divided by curtain.
- No separate toilets.
