The Kingsway Hall in Holborn, London, was the base of the West London Mission (WLM) of the Methodist Church, and eventually became one of the most important recording venues for classical music and film music.
It was built in 1912 and demolished in 1998. Among the prominent Methodists associated with the Kingsway Hall was Donald Soper, who was Superintendent Minister at the West London Mission from 1936 until his retirement in 1978.
Kingsway Hall in 1925
Kingsway Hall in 1940s, piano performance by Witold Małcużyński
Donald Oliver Soper, Baron Soper was a British Methodist minister, socialist and pacifist. He served as President of the Methodist Conference in 1953–54. After May 1965 he was a peer in the House of Lords.
Portrait by Walter Bird, 1965
Appearing (centre) with Charlotte Hough, John Finnis and others on After Dark in 1987: "Killing With Care?"
Bust of Soper in Wesley's Chapel, London