Historic churches · London
Methodist Central Hall
Methodist Central Hall — church in Westminster, London.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- St. James's Park · 0.3 km
- Free entry
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Methodist Central Hall is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1911. Built in the baroque architecture style. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Westminster, London". Coordinates: 51.5000°, -0.1300°.
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Heritage listing
The Methodist Central Hall (also known as Central Hall Westminster) is a multi-purpose venue in the City of Westminster, serving primarily as a Methodist church and a conference centre. The building also houses an art gallery, a restaurant, and office spaces (used formerly as the headquarters of the Methodist Church of Great Britain until 2000). It contains 22 conference, meeting and seminar rooms, the largest being the Great Hall, which seats 2,300. Central Hall also acts as an important spiritual and sacred place for Methodists.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Methodist Central Hall (also known as Central Hall Westminster) is a multi-purpose venue in the City of Westminster, serving primarily as a Methodist church and a conference centre. The building also houses an art gallery, a restaurant, and office spaces (used formerly as the headquarters of the Methodist Church of Great Britain until 2000). It contains 22 conference, meeting and seminar rooms, the largest being the Great Hall, which seats 2,300. Central Hall also acts as an important spiritual and sacred place for Methodists. Methodist Central Hall occupies the corner of Tothill Street and Storeys Gate just off Victoria Street in Westminster, near the junction with The Sanctuary next to the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre and facing Westminster Abbey.
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Background
History
Methodist Central Hall was erected by Wesleyan Methodists as one of their mixed-purpose 'central halls'. Central Hall was to act not only as a church, but to be of "great service for conferences on religious, educational, scientific, philanthropic and social questions". The hall was built in 1905–1911 on the site of the Royal Aquarium, Music Hall and Imperial Theatre, Construction was funded between 1898 and 1908 by the "Wesleyan Methodist Twentieth Century Fund" (or the "Million Guinea Fund", as it became more commonly known), whose aim was to raise one million guineas from one million Methodists. The fund closed in 1904 having raised 1,024,501 guineas (£1,075,727). The project to…
Architecture
The Methodist Central Hall is a Grade II* listed building. It was designed by Edwin Alfred Rickards, of the firm Lanchester, Stewart and Rickards. The interior was similarly planned on a Piranesian scale, although the execution was rather more economical. The original 1904 design included two small towers on the main (east) façade, facing Westminster Abbey. These were never built, supposedly because of an outcry that they would reduce the dominance of Nicholas Hawksmoor's west towers at Westminster Abbey in views from St James's Park. The hall was eventually finished in 1911. The domed ceiling of the Great Hall is reputed to be the second largest of its type in the world. The vast scale of…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5000, -0.1300
- District
- Westminster
- Parish
- Westminster, unparished area
- Postcode
- SW1H 9NH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Established
- 1911
- Nearest railway station
- St. James's Park — 0.3 km
- Official site
- www.westminster-abbey.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q81473 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Methodist Central Hall, Westminster (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Methodist Central Hall.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Methodist Central Hall?
- Methodist Central Hall is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SW1H 9NH), in the parish of Westminster, unparished area.
- When was Methodist Central Hall built?
- Built or established in 1911.
- Is Methodist Central Hall a listed building?
- Methodist Central Hall is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Methodist Central Hall free to visit?
- Yes, Methodist Central Hall is free to enter.
- How do I get to Methodist Central Hall?
- The nearest railway station is St. James's Park, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SW1H 9NH.