St Christopher's Church
Round Green, Luton
Hall Construction
1934
Captain Stevens on the land to
be used for
St Christopher's hall and church.
Under construction
The completed hall
In 1934 a piece of land was secured on the corner of Stockingstone Road and Felix Avenue, and the Archdeacon of Bedford, Arthur Henry Parnell, set in motion the construction of a wooden hall on the Felix Avenue side of the land.
The
building was designed by the eminent architect
Professor A. E. Richardson, who lived at Ampthill. It was opened and dedicated
to St Christopher on the 17th May 1934 and was to be used as a church
whilst sufficient money was raised to build a more permanent structure.
St Christopher's hall interior,
from the balcony over the entrance
Altar at St Christopher's church hall
Originally the entrance was at the front of the building facing Felix Avenue. There was a vestibule with lavatories situated either side, and a spiral wooden stairway leading to the balcony area. The vestibule led to one large hall and at the south-east end on the right hand side was a small kitchen with a door leading to the outside. Next to the kitchen was the vestry. There were two doors from the vestry, one to the hall, and one to the outside.
The altar was situated on a raised step at the south-east end of the hall and a piano was to the left of the altar.
Builders of St Christopher's
Church hall, Round Green
Side view of hall under construction
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