The Church House Westminster 1888 - 1988

Researched and compiled by R.J. Craven

The Seal of The Corporation of the Church House Designed by Edward Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury. Below the figure of Our Lord stand two great spiritual forefathers of England: St Aidan and St Augustine.

Colour Plates
Introduction	1
Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee - 1887	2
The Church House Scheme	3
The Site of the Church House	4
The Inauguration of the House	5
The New Buildings	6
The Laying of the Foundation Stone	7
The Great Hall	8
Lambeth Conference	9
The Church House Library	10
Uncertain Future	11
The Church Assembly	12
Improvements	13
Planning for Expansion	14
Opposition to Rebuilding	15
The End of the First Church House	16
The New Church House	17
Some Architectural Features	18
The Opening of the New Church House	19
The Church House in Wartime	20
'Churchill Club: Members Only'	21
The United Nations and the War Crimes Commission	22
The Post-War Corporation	23
The Re-Opening of the Assembly HaIl	24
A New Beginning	25
The Inauguration of the General Synod	26
Conferences and Inquiries at the Church House	27
The Centenary of the Corporation and Beyond	28
'Let the Great Big World Keep Turning'	29
The Future of the Corporation [An appreclatlon by His Grace The Archbishop of Canterbury]	30

From the Book "The Church House 1888-1988 - A Moment in the Life of the Church"
Published by the Corporation of the Church House in their Centenary Year

The Church House Westminster 1888 - 1988

Researched and compiled by R.J. Craven

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