Englefield Green Social Hall

About this location

This old social hall is may look like any old hall that hosts parties and summer fetes, but once you enter and digest the history, it will not disappoint!

In 1880, the main building was originally constructed as a Coffee Tavern called the “Victoria”, the intent was to provide an alternative form of “refreshment” to try to reduce the alcohol consumption of the workmen involved in building the nearby Founders Hall of Royal Holloway College. By 1910 The coffee tavern had evolved into a full “Temperance hotel”

Moving along in time, the building was acquired by the Red Triangle Club, who added the new main hall as an extension to the main building but sadly by the late 1930’s the building had fallen into poor repair and was taken over by the Egham Urban District Council.

For a long period the buildings stood empty however, by the mid-1990s the buildings needed saving and was nearly sold for development, but it was saved by the “St Jude’s Players” – the local amateur dramatic group, and is now used as a social club and venue for local events and clubs.

Throughout the war, the buildings were used as a school from 1940-1945, although difficult to imagine now, Englefield Green was considered far enough into the country to act as a safe haven. For twenty years after the war, the buildings were used as a school by St Cuthbert’s and St Jude’s Schools

With all this history, there is no surprise that people have reported all manor of paranormal experiences from footsteps across the wooden floors, physical objects being thrown to full blown manifestation.

Our first visit did not disappoint, so we now pleased to have secured a new date for you to join us!

Don’t miss out

Included on this event

• Limited Parking (On Road Available)
  
• Use of Equipment