Salvation Army Barracks Grimsby

The present building was built in 1888, to replace what was said to be a wooden structure.  Junior Soldiers Barracks were added to its west in 1894. The 1888 building was said to have 480 seats on the main floor, with 137 seats, and  room for 126 to stand in the gallery at the rear, which is now boxed in. There were also 100 seats in the ‘orchestra’ giving a total capacity of 843.    While  the  date  stone  and  title  are  clearly  visible above what is now a central doorway, the foundation stones to the right and left of the door are eroded to the point of illegibility.

Reference           Architects Journal 2 December 1999:  Symbols of salvation by Deborah Singmaster.