The facilities of the building

The building was designed to be multi-purpose, with the needs of Christ Church, the Scouts and Guides and the wider community in mind. The design makes maximum use of the available floor space, and the layout provides flexibility in the way the building can be used.

The ground floor contains two halls, one on each side of the building.

The main hall (on the right from the entrance) is the largest room, taking up approximately one-third of the area of the building.

On the left of the entrance, a smaller hall has four small rooms leading off it, one of which is used as an office.

The kitchen and toilets are located in the centre of the building, accessible from either hall. An additional room is located at the rear.

There is an upper floor above the centre of the building, which houses the heating plant. There is also some storage space on both floors.

This design makes it possible to host separate events on each side of the building. All public spaces are fully accessible to wheelchair users.

All the meeting rooms have full height, double glazed windows. The building has been constructed to a very high level of insulation and has been fitted with a state of the art heating system.

Room hire

We're very happy to make part or all of the building available for public use at suitable times. Please contact us if you would like more information.

Facts and figures: Dimensions

The overall ground floor dimensions are 32 x 20 metres, excluding the front entrance, the rear activity room and the roof overhang. For comparison, this gives twice the floor area of the former Christ Church building.

The main hall is 19 x 12 metres in size.

A quick tour

There's a more extensive photo tour available here.

From the main entrance hall there are doors leading to the main hall and the smaller hall.

The front entrance

The main hall is the venue for Sunday services. It has no fixed furnishings - not even radiators, thanks to the underfloor heating - leaving the floor space completely clear.

The main hall, set out with chairs

The smaller hall has three of the activity rooms and the office leading off it.

The smaller hall, viewed from the top of the stairs

In between the two halls, and accessible from both, are the kitchen and toilets. The kitchen has a serving hatch at each end.

The kitchen

The fourth activity room is located at the rear of the building, and is accessible from either hall. It also contains the rear entrance to the building.

The upper floor is reached by two spiral staircases, one leading up from each hall.