British Sailors' Society Mission in Commercial Road
British Sailors' Society Mission in Commercial Road
Record No
120842
Title
British Sailors' Society Mission in Commercial Road
Description
The British Sailors' Society Mission, 739-747 Commercial Road, Stepney. Five-storey end towers with doorways and a four-storey block with arches at street level inbetween. One of the arches is occupied by The Ideal Hairdresser. Opened in 1924, it was originally known as the Empire Memorial Sailors' Hostel. With the closure of the Docks in the 1960s and 1970s, the hostel lost its seamen and closed in 1979. The building was sold, renamed Prince's Lodge, and became a home for the homeless, until closing in 1985. The Grade II listed building has since been converted into 50 private flats and renamed The Mission. There is a bus stop outside the mission, and a car wash can be seen in what was once a petrol station next door.
Date of execution
1976
Section
The London Archives
Collection
LCC Photograph Library
Medium
photograph
Catalogue No
SC_PHL_01_385_76_7972
London picture map location
Exact
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