Leysian Mission Buildings City Road London EC

THE LEYSIAN MISSION BUILDINGS. THE above buildings in City Road, E.C., the main hall of which was opened by the Prince and Princess of Wales on the 11th inst., are claimed to be the largest and most complete mission premises in the world. They are of fireproof construction throughout, and the total cost (including site, £36,000) is estimated at £112,000. Accommodation is provided for the old Leysian Settlement and Hostel, a settlement (Moulton House) for young business men and students, and a small settlement for sisters and lady workers; also for complete suites of carefully arranged club-rooms for working men, lads, young women, and girls respectively, with gymnasium and drill hall for boys' brigade, etc. Complete accommodation is furnished for medical mission, brass band, orchestra, choirs, retiring rooms for workers, and offices. The Queen Victoria, hall, which is at present the only completed portion of the buildings, is the principal feature, and has seating capacity for 2,000 per- sons. On a. level with this is the open-air preaching and concert garden, with an area of 2,780 square feet, giving accommodation for a large number of people for summer services, band performances, open-air meetings, etc. In addition, to the large hall, there is a minor hall, seating about 600, with a complete suite of twenty-three class-rooms associated with it, accommodating from thirty to 150 each, for Sunday-school education, etc. There are 125 rooms in all. The frontage, 182 feet, provides on ground, first, and second floors eight shops and twenty-seven offices for letting purposes.

The architects are Messrs. Bradshaw and Gass, of Silverwell Street, Bolton, the builders being Messrs. Holliday and Greenwood, Ltd., of Brixton, S.W., whilst the following were the sub-contractors for their respective works: Henry Dennis Ruabon, terra cotta; Mayoh and Haley, Norfolk Street, WC; constructional ironwork; Doulton and Co., W. E. Farrer. G. and D. Musgrave, and Holliday and Green- wood, sanitary fittings; J. W. Hindshaw, Manchester, ornamental plaster work; W. J. Pearce, Manchester, leaded lights and stained glass; Robert Walsh, Bolton, heating and ventilation; R. Garnett and Sons, Warrington, general furnishing: Marley Bros., Tower Road, Aston, Birmingham, door fittings, etc.; W. D. and H. Waddington, Bolton, tip- tip seats in hall; H. Bissiker, Birmingham, electrical fittings: Walsall Electrical Co.. electric lighting; and Merryweather and Sons, fire hydrants. [British Architect 15 July 15, 1904 page 53]

Reference    Building News 15 July 1904 Page 69 - Building opened by the Princess of Wales
Reference    Building News 22 July 1904 Page 130
Reference    Building News 19 April 1901 -
Reference    British Architect 15 July 15, 1904 page 53