THE EAST-STREET MISSION HALL, AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLII, Issue 8, 24 February 1909, Page 20

THE EAST-STREET MISSION HALL, AUCKLAND.

The new Mission Hall erected for the Auckland Methodist Mi-sion in East ■dreet, Newton. is built of brick on up-to-date lines. with ample entrances and exits. It is provided with a commodious "allerv running round three sides of the

building, which, with the assembly hall, provide-** comfortable accommodation for oxer I .(MM) persons. The floor of t In* hall has an incline to wards the s|H*aker*s platform, and an important feature in the designing of the building is the ea**e w lierebx the speaker can h<* -een from all parts. Special provision ha** been made for

the accommodation of the choir and orchestra with seating capacity for 150, while the speaker's platform is on an extensive scale, immediately in front of orchestra. ’l’he acoustic properties of tin* hall arc all that could be desired, and this remark equally applies to the system of ventilation and lighting arrangements.

A comfortably fitted study for the mini'ter has been provided on tin* first Ik or. Immediately beneath the orchestra are situated two large class rooms, chair store and kitchen, in which is fitted a circulating hot water system for the social side of the mi-sion. The architect of the building is Mr. Alex. \\ iseman, and the contractors Messrs. J. Lye and Sons.