Description: the Shirley Parish hall is available for hire for weddings and parties it is situated in Wickham road Shirley Croydon surrey
events (23286) for (13448) weddings (9141) in (9098) hire (3514) surrey (2676) venue (1529) hall (797) croydon (359) shirley (139)
By the late nineteen twenties, a number of families were moving into Shirley and the need was felt for a new Parish Hall to help develop a community spirit. The old Village Building was too small for the growing population and gone were the days when dances and other social events could be organised in the Village School. While Shirley people would be asked to contribute to the cost, the project was initially funded by the generosity of the people of Croydon in much the same way as Shirley Parish Church had
In 1927 the Public Halls in Croydon were booked for a Grand Bazaar and the then Vicar of Shirley, the Revd. Gordon Charles Rawlins approached many local prominent people in Croydon for their support. In addition, the Vicar persuaded the proprietor of the Davis Theatre, a grand scale cinema in Croydon, to make a “talkie picture” appealing for money for the Hall and this was included in every cinema “showing” for a week. The Directors of Kennards (now Debenhams ) organised a grand competition and displayed pr
The land on which the Hall was built was originally part of the grounds of Shirley Cottage (still standing but converted into flats just to the west of the Hall). The negotiations apparently were long and difficult but eventually, a settlement was reached. Mr David Bernhard of Windmill House, Shirley, gave the money necessary on condition that his friend Mr A. H. Jones should be the architect. The coach house and stables were adapted to provide cloakrooms, crush hall, kitchen and caretaker’s quarters with t