Theatres · East of England
Kingsway Hall
Kingsway Hall — Grade II listed building-listed theatre in england-east, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Kingsway Hall is a Grade II listed building-listed theatre in england-east, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1187913). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
The Kingsway Hall in Holborn, London, was the base of the West London Mission (WLM) of the Methodist Church, and eventually became one of the most important recording venues for classical music and film music. It was built in 1912 and demolished in 1998. Among the prominent Methodists associated with the Kingsway Hall was Donald Soper, who was Superintendent Minister at the West London Mission from 1936 until his retirement in 1978.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Kingsway Hall in Holborn, London, was the base of the West London Mission (WLM) of the Methodist Church, and eventually became one of the most important recording venues for classical music and film music. It was built in 1912 and demolished in 1998. Among the prominent Methodists associated with the Kingsway Hall was Donald Soper, who was Superintendent Minister at the West London Mission from 1936 until his retirement in 1978.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
Kingsway Hall took its name from the street on to which its main entrance opened. The address was West London Mission, 75 Kingsway, London . In 1899, the London County Council (LCC) was given the power to proceed with major slum clearance in the area between Holborn and the Strand. The Methodist Church had operated its West London Mission since 1887 occupying a number of rented buildings in Piccadilly, St James' Hall and Princes Hall, and the Strand, Exeter Hall. These venues were steadily reclaimed as sites for new hotels, so eventually, in 1906, the church found a more permanent home for the Mission at 67 Great Queen Street, where there was a chapel. There had been a chapel there since at…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.9368, 1.2812
- County
- Essex
- District
- Tendring
- Parish
- Harwich
- Postcode
- CO12 3AB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Harwich and North Essex
- Official site
- www.kingswayplaza.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q26483084 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kingsway Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kingsway Hall?
- Kingsway Hall is in Essex, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode CO12 3AB), in the parish of Harwich.
- Is Kingsway Hall a listed building?
- Kingsway Hall is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- How do I get to Kingsway Hall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CO12 3AB. It sits within the Harwich and North Essex parliamentary constituency.