The Wheatsheaf Hall is a former

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mission hall in

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, south London. It is a grade II listed building. The earliest reference of the building was a small villa in 1880, which was brought by Mr.

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. As social/religious meetings and societies flourished, a new building was designed by

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and later built by the

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Construction Company. It opened in 1896 as the Wheatsheaf Congregational Church Mission and was used as a

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and public library until 1939. In 1980 Lambeth Council started the process to turn it into a tenants' hall and community centre. It opened in 1988 as Wheatsheaf Hall Community Centre. In 2020 it was used as a COVID-19 testing centre as part of NHS Test and Trace. It is also used a venue for music charity " In Harmony" and is often rented out for private use.

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* Grade II listed churches in the London Borough of Lambeth Vauxhall Methodist churches in London {{London-church-stub