Maundrel Hall, Fisherton Anger, Salisbury
The Hall was opened in 1880 alongside Fisherton Bridge and named after one of Fisherton's Protestant martyrs. John Maundrell was one of three men burnt on 23rd March 1556 at ' a place between Salisbury and Wilton'. Tradition says that the place of execution was on the site of the gallows, just to the west of the present Church of St. Paul.
The hall was provided by public subscription and was intended as a place for undenominational worship and discussion, especially for poor people who were not regular churchgoers. Other buildings were erected on the site, including a temperance hotel (1883) and the Princess Christian Home (later Hostel) for Women.
After the building of a new Parochial Hall in 1937 and a westward shift in population the Maundrell Hall lost much of its usefulness. With adjoining buildings it was sold in 1954.
The hall was provided by public subscription and was intended as a place for undenominational worship and discussion, especially for poor people who were not regular churchgoers. Other buildings were erected on the site, including a temperance hotel (1883) and the Princess Christian Home (later Hostel) for Women.
After the building of a new Parochial Hall in 1937 and a westward shift in population the Maundrell Hall lost much of its usefulness. With adjoining buildings it was sold in 1954.