Building record MDO23147 - Mission House, The Park Church Centre, Chelmsford Street, Weymouth

A mission house built by public subscription in the 1890s. The fundraising drive was initiated by Ellen Thompson who taught at the Sunday School, and a plaque inside the mission house marks a contribution made by her estate after her death in 1894. The building’s foundation stone was laid on 16 March 1892 by Susan Wordsworth, wife of the Bishop of Salisbury. Associated with St John's Church, Greenhill Weymouth, the mission house was known as St John's Mission House, now The Park Church Centre.

Dorset Heritage Explorer website feedback, Terry Thomas, PCC Overseer for the Park Church Centre, 22 August 2026 (Verbal communication). SDO21477.

'The Mission House (sometimes called St John's Mission House) is now called The Park Church Centre. It has always been part of St John's Church, Greenhill, Weymouth. The Mission House was erected by public subscription in the 1890s. The person who led this initiative was Ellen Thompson, who was also a Sunday School Teacher in the Mission House. A plaque (still) inside the Mission House confirms that Ellen Thompson's estate paid the outstanding £165 after her death in 1894. There is a foundation stone dated 16th March 1892 outside the building which shows that the stone was laid by Susan Wordsworth, wife of the Lord Bishop of Sarum.'

Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 2, Dorset LIII.11 Revised: 1901, Published: 1902 (Map). SDO11594.

'Mission House'

Record last edited

Aug 25 2026 4:12PM