Winchmore Hill Quaker Meeting House

The Winchmore Hill Quaker Meeting House was built between 1790 and 1791, likely following designs by John Bevans of London. Extensions were added in 1796 and 1809, with subsequent alterations principally occurring in 1987, designed by architect John Marsh.

The building is constructed of yellow bricks laid in a Flemish bond pattern, with stucco dressings and a Welsh slate roof. The original 18th-century meeting house is rectangular, oriented north-south, and features a gabled roof. Later extensions form a lower range to the rear, oriented east-west, with a combination of pitched, lean-to, and flat roofs.

The Meeting House is situated on the south-east corner of the Quaker burial ground on Church Hill, within walls that are themselves listed at Grade II. The main (south) elevation has a pedimented façade of three bays. It features a central entrance flanked by six-over-six sash windows on either side. The entrance is topped by a stone hood supported on stone brackets over a flat arched door opening. The windows also have flat arches and external shutters. The pediment above has a simple moulded cornice and a blind oculus containing the painted inscription “FRIENDS / MEETING / HOUSE”. The gabled roof is covered in Welsh slate with gable copings.

The east-facing elevation of the former school room, set back from the main façade, has three bays, with two six-over-six sash windows in plain window openings with flat arches, followed by the entrance door in a simple surround with a two-light fanlight under a flat arch. A dormer window, newly fitted in 2016 with a six-pane window, illuminates the former school room attic from the south.

The side elevations to the east and west each have a single six-over-six sash window in a plain window opening under a flat arch. The north elevation is largely hidden by the rear range, but includes a blind oculus and a chimney stack. The rear range consists of, from right to left, a single-storey annexe under a lean-to roof, fronted by a flat-roofed lavatory block with three small windows, then the former school room with a gabled roof, partially fronted by a small lean-to conservatory.

The interior's panelled double doors lead into a full-height meeting room with a boarded floor and plainly panelled dado reaching window sill height. The east, west, and south walls have built-in benches. There may have previously been an Elders’ stand on the north wall, and potentially a gallery. The original flat plaster ceiling is believed to remain, although it is partially obscured by an acoustic tile ceiling. A door in the north-east corner of the meeting room provides access to the rear range, which includes a smaller meeting room in the former school house, a kitchen, and cloakrooms.