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The Mission House


In 1874, a mission was held at St Matthew’s. [ Insert the following new information here;  

This was part of the London Church of England Mission which proved very successful.   The Revd William Turle wrote in his reminiscences

‘For many weeks previously, a house to house visitation was carried on, and the objects and purposes of the Mission were explained.  All worked with so good a will and with so much care, that when the Mission took place, the church, night after night, was crowded with congregations gathered solely from the district.  As a memorial of this Mission, from which we believe some permanent good resulted, it was determined to build the Mission house which has been found so useful.’  [14]

In 1876, a specially built mission hall was designed by Ernest Lee, and built in Chadwick Street. It was officially opened by the Duke of Westminster on 13 July 1876.  It was a two storey building and consisted of a large mission room  with several smaller rooms.  The building was renovated at a later date and re-named the Trevelyan Hall after the Revd William Trevelyan.

A drawing of the ‘Mission House’ was featured in the Building News of August 11th, 1876  and is shown  through this link:  www.archiseek.com/2009/1876   [8]

Contents


    Foundation (1849-1851)
        Why St Matthew's was built
        Laying the Foundation Stone

    Malone (1851-1866)
        Consecration
        The new church
        Revd Richard Malone
        The congregation
        The Devil's acre

    Turle (1866-1884)
        Revd William Turle
        The Mission House
        St Peter's Eaton Square
        Revd R Sinclair
        Helping the poor

    Trevelyan (1884-1907)
        Revd William Trevelyan
        Ministry at St Matthew's
        Clergy House
        The chapel of Clergy House
        Revd Frank Weston
    
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