Ramsgate, Hardres Street Wesleyan Centenary Hall and Sunday Schools, Kent

Ramsgate, Hardres Street, WM hall and schools, facade, 13.10.2018

Ramsgate, Hardres Street, WM hall and schools, plaque,, 13.10.2018

Ramsgate, Hardres Street, WM hall and schools, south side, 13.10.2018

Ramsgate, Hardres Street, WM hall and schools, west side, 13.10.2018

Ramsgate, Hardres Street, WM hall and schools, notice board, 13.10.2018

Ramsgate, Hardres Street, WM hall and schools, foundation stone (i), 13.10.2018

Hardres Street Wesleyan Centenary Hall and Sunday Schools were built in 1911 to be used in conjunction with Hardres Street Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, see https://www.mywesleyanmethodists.org.uk/content/chapels/kent/ramsgate-hardres-street-bethel-wesleyan-methodist-chapel-kent which was some distance away on the opposite side of the street. In 1940 it had three schoolrooms and six other rooms. It continues to be used in conjunction with the nearby Methodist Church, see https://www.mymethodisthistory.org.uk/chapels/kent-2/ramsgate-hardres-street-methodist-church-kent

Sources
Methodist Church Buildings: Statistical returns including seating accommodation as at July 1st 1940, No163
Site visit 13.11.2018

G W Oxley

26/02/2019

From a letter to the Trustees I have recently rediscovered, it would appear that 19, Hardres Street remained in Methodist ownership until 1976 when the Trustees were served with a Buildings Preservation Notice, and the building was subsequently listed. Ignore the previous note about covenants.
By Philip Thornborow (29/04/2019)
The building to the left (beyond the tree and on the corner of Staffordshire Street) was the original manse for Hardres Street. Although long sold, the restrictive covenants were still in place in the 1970s I seem to recall!
By Philip Thornborow (13/03/2019)