Salar Jung Memorial Hall, Woking

Salar Jung Memorial Hall, Woking, was likely built around 1888-1889 to the designs of William Isaac Chambers for Dr Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner, as part of the development of the mosque complex. The building is constructed of red brick laid in a Flemish bond pattern, with stucco dressings. Modern extensions to the rear have rendered finishes, and the roof is covered in concrete tiles.

The original building was roughly square in shape, with projecting wings to the north elevation. The early interior layout is now largely hidden due to remodelling, but originally featured a central hall with formal rooms used as offices and meeting spaces on either side. Accommodation for the Imam is located on the first floor. It is understood that self-contained flats are now present within the modern rear extensions.

The north elevation, facing a formal garden, is the most elaborately decorated and reflects a simple Mughal style. It features ogee-shaped windows on the ground floor, and dome-profiled windows on the first floor, all with stucco dressings. The central three-bay range is set beneath a shallow hipped roof with concrete tiles, and is flanked by projecting, flat-roofed wings. The main entrance is centrally located on the ground floor, featuring an original door with a foiled, arched upper panel (with renewed ironmongery). Above the door is a foiled, arched head inscribed with “Sir Salar Jung Memorial House.” Either side of the entrance are two ogee-arched, one-over-one sash windows. A painted panel with semi-circular motifs sits above the stucco soldier course, running level with the springing of the arches. A narrow balcony with a metal balustrade featuring geometric piercings is situated above. Three dome-profile arched, one-over-one sash windows are positioned above this, under a moulded stucco cornice at the base of the parapet. Each wing has two ogee-arched, one-over-two sash windows on the ground floor, as well as a moulded soldier course. Pairs of one-over-one sash windows with wide decorative arches top the ground floor windows. Painted semi-circular details adorn the panels located between the window sills, soldier courses, and the tympanum above each window. The side elevations have a similar window arrangement, but are much simpler in appearance with stucco detailing restricted to the window heads.

The interior has undergone considerable remodelling, and the original staircase is no longer present. No original fixtures, fittings, doors, or joinery survive. The first floor and rear extensions were not inspected.