Lismore Public Hall | Touring Venue

LISMORE PUBLIC HALL

July 2009 Mick Andrew

General Information

Address: Lismore Public Hall, Isle of Lismore, Argyll PA34 5UG

Venue is on main B8045 island road. From ferry head up the road, turn right at T-junction and hall is approx ½ mile along on LHS. Small car park at rear of hall.
Built around 1950’s
Capacity approx 60. Stacking padded chairs. This is a small hall.
Mobile reception non-existant. Payphone in hall 01631 760312.
Lismore has a shop/P.O. and a café at the Visitor Centre. There are no hotels or pubs. All services in Oban via 50 min ferry.

Hall Details

Hall Dimensions: 12.3M (40’4”) long x 6M (19’8”) wide. Height at side walls 2.8M (9’2”) rising to 4M (13’2”) over central flat roof.
Stage: 6M (19’8”) wide x 2.75M (9’) deep. Height of stage 0.69M (2’3”). Access treads off SR through back room. No crossover.
Décor: floor wood laminate with Badminton Court markings. Walls light blue lower, white upper and white ceiling
Get-in: good, through hall fire exit, 3 steps, double doors, straight. Approx 5M from van loading to stage. 1.07M (3’6’) wide x 2.08M (6’10”) high.
Acoustics good.
Blackout not full. Stage window has no curtain and skylight blind not working.
Heating by wall mounted electric bar heaters.
No Piano. No Smoke Detectors.
No access equipment.

Technical

Power: 100amp single-phase incomer in room off stage. Hall sockets on 30amp trip.
No Stage lighting
Small sound system – Sallen & heath 16-4-2 mixer, 2 Mackie speakers and monitors. Amplifier, microphones, playback not seen.
Houselights are switched fluorescents, switched at FOH entrance.

Backstage