Church Hall at Rear of Brixton United Reformed Church is a Grade II listed building in the Lambeth local planning authority area, England. A C19 Church hall. 1 related planning application.

Church Hall at Rear of Brixton United Reformed Church

WRENN ID
mired-stronghold-thistle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Clapham and Brixton Hill MP: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Church hall
Address
Church Hall at Rear of Brixton United Reformed Church, Brixton Hill, SW2 3RN
OS grid reference
TQ 305 735
Coordinates
51.44586, -0.12301
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church Hall at the rear of Brixton United Reformed Church is a former school room for the Congregational church, which has since been demolished. Built in 1878 by Rowland Plumbe, as noted on the foundation stone, the hall is constructed of stock brick with red brick bands and dressings, topped with slate roofs and a tiled gablet on the main range. The building has a T-plan layout, featuring a double-height hall with a gallery that is accessed via a staircase in the crosswing, which also contains smaller rooms on two floors.

The exterior showcases a five-bay main range, with each bay having three high-level windows set between buttresses and framed by gauged brick heads, creating an arcade effect. The gallery is illuminated by similar windows positioned slightly higher, with additional windows below. On the north side, the staircase is lit by stepped windows and paired lancets beneath a roundel. The red brick eaves and bands add to the structure's character. The lower floor is mostly blind, except for the west end, but the south side now features two double doors. The east end gable includes a central roundel, while the crosswing has single lancets.

Inside, the hall retains a fine timber roof supported by king posts and hammerbeams, all of which end in decorative finials. The timber gallery front is accessed by a stone staircase with a cast-iron balustrade. The building also preserves arched timber doors within.

Local climate

Church Hall at Rear of Brixton United Reformed Church sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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