{"id":4961,"date":"2023-09-25T15:45:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T14:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stgilespontefract.org.uk\/?post_type=our-rooms&amp;p=4961"},"modified":"2023-09-25T15:45:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T14:45:05","slug":"the-church-area","status":"publish","type":"our-rooms","link":"https:\/\/cofe-pontefract.co.uk\/st-giles\/st-giles-centre\/our-rooms\/the-church-area\/","title":{"rendered":"The Church Area"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The church provides a large multi-purpose space&nbsp;(including gallery) that\u2019s suitable for&nbsp;concerts, performances and a wide variety of other events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With 260 square metres of floor space, the church&nbsp;can seat up to 150 people. The first floor gallery can provide seating for a further 50 guests should this be required. There is a&nbsp;raised area of 40 square metres for staging concerts, performances and other events.&nbsp;The standard capacity of the church can even be increased to 200 by incorporating the caf\u00e9 area into the main body of the church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The church also features underfloor heating to help keep you warm on those cold winter days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"4721\" src=\"https:\/\/stgilespontefract.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/the-church-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The interior of St Giles' Church.\" class=\"wp-image-4721\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/stgilespontefract.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/church-first-floor-gallery-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The first floor 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art audio-visual equipment and a 3m presentation screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Floorplan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"569\" data-id=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/cofe-pontefract.co.uk\/st-giles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/church-ground-floor-1024x569.jpg\" alt=\"Church Area - Ground Floor\" class=\"wp-image-359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cofe-pontefract.co.uk\/st-giles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/church-ground-floor-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cofe-pontefract.co.uk\/st-giles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/church-ground-floor-600x333.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cofe-pontefract.co.uk\/st-giles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/12\/church-ground-floor-768x426.jpg 768w, 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