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Sandylands Centre at Staffordshire County Showground

Published dimensions

Sandylands Centre is 31.7 x 31.7 m (104 x 104 ft), 1,005 m² (10,817 sq ft), with a 3 m (10 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

Shape approximate: the venue publishes area only, so this room is drawn as a square of equal area.

LED wall that fits

Under a 3 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 2 rows of 500 mm tile flown, which is tight; ground-stack or go lower on trim. Along the 31.7 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 50 x 2 (8400 x 336 px, 1,000 kg, 18.5 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro	1.875 mm	42 x 3 = 126	25.2 x 1 m	13440 x 540	605 kg / 1,333 lb	32 kW, 154 A @ 208 V
Absen A2 Pro	2.97 mm	50 x 2 = 100	25 x 1 m	8400 x 336	1,000 kg / 2,205 lb	18.5 kW, 89 A @ 208 V
Absen A3 Pro	3.9 mm	50 x 2 = 100	25 x 1 m	6400 x 256	950 kg / 2,094 lb	16 kW, 77 A @ 208 V

Wall sizing assumes 1.5 m trim to the bottom edge, 0.3 m clearance under the ceiling, and a wall no wider than 80% of the longest wall. Weight and power are tile totals from the panel spec sheet; add processing, rigging, and cable.

Seating estimate

After a 12 x 7 m stage, Sandylands Centre holds about 2,046 theater seats, 837 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 575 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 24.7 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Staffordshire County Showground

Bingley Hall90.4 x 90.4 m (297 x 297 ft) · 14 m ceiling
Prestwood Centre37 x 37 m (121 x 121 ft) · 3 m ceiling
Argyle Centre34 x 34 m (112 x 112 ft) · 3 m ceiling
The Ingestre Suite26.8 x 26.8 m (88 x 88 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Staffordshire Pavilion24.3 x 24.3 m (80 x 80 ft) · 3.5 m ceiling
Suite 713.6 x 10.2 m (45 x 33 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Suite 216 x 5.8 m (52 x 19 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Suite 510.3 x 5.8 m (34 x 19 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Suite 110.2 x 5.8 m (33 x 19 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Suite 37.3 x 4.5 m (24 x 15 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Suite 46 x 4.5 m (20 x 15 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Suite 64.8 x 4.5 m (16 x 15 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Staffordshire County Showground · Venues in Stafford