Mission House

This is a former church hall, dating from 1884 to 1885, designed by E. S. Prior. It was later used as an industrial premises and converted into residential use in 2019.

The building is constructed of red brick with terracotta window surrounds and a plaque, and has a tiled roof. It has a rectangular plan, with a projecting entrance tower to the south-east.

The principal front has three bays, facing the street. The entrance bay projects forward, featuring an arched entrance beneath a moulded arch with a keystone. Above the entrance is a two-light window set within a depressed arch, with raised quoins; the mullions and inner surrounds are constructed of terracotta blocks. The first floor has a pair of three-light windows with terracotta surrounds and mullions, the central lights being arched. Above them is a moulded gable with a central pediment on scrolled sides, which incorporates a shell-headed plaque bearing the date 1884. The left side has a tall chimneystack. A side passage features a door flanked by a single-light window and a semi-circular opening, above which is a four-light window. The gabled rear has two doors and a window to the lower ground floor, and large tripartite mullioned windows with arched central lights.

The interior is now in residential use and has not been inspected.

This building is an early work by the architect Edward Schroder Prior (1852-1932), and it shares stylistic and material similarities with his now-demolished house, Manor Lodge, from 1884. The hall was originally built to serve St Mary's Church as a parish mission room and is an unusual example of its kind, demonstrating Prior’s blend of historical influences and original design elements. Prior, who was educated at Harrow School, studied in the office of Norman Shaw and was an important figure in the Arts and Crafts movement. This building also represents a relatively early use of terracotta in architecture.