This is Church House, London HQ of the Church of England, tucked away behind Westminster Abbey.
It is here that the General Synod meets in the specially designed circular assembly hall:
What is less well known is that following the destruction of the House of Commons chamber in 1940 by enemy action, the Commons met during the years 1940, 1941, and 1944, in Church House in the rather lovely oak panelled Hoare Memorial Hall, which during meetings of General Synod, serves as the members tea room:
It is amazing to think that in this room where we meet for a chat and a coffee during synod, some of the most famous parliamentary speeches ever made were delivered to a parliament meeting during the nation's darkest hour.
The Hoare Memorial Hall in use by the House of Commons:
The Hall today:
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