The former Salvation Army Hall in Godalming, Surrey, England, now an office building known as Aurum House, has been used by three religious groups since its construction c. 1830. The ancient town in the English county of Surrey has a long and diverse history of Protestant Nonconformity, and three Nonconformst denominations are represented: at first it served Congregationalists, but when they built a larger chapel in the town it passed to the Methodist Church. In the 20th century it was occupied by The Salvation Army, but it closed in 2012 and was redeveloped for commercial use. The building has been listed at Grade II for its architectural and historical importance.
The former Salvation Army hall in 2015 after conversion into an office
John Nelson Goulty was an English Nonconformist Christian pastor. He is best known for his sermons against mandatory tithing to the Church of England and against colonial slavery. After early work at Nonconformist chapels in Godalming and Henley-on-Thames, he moved to Brighton where he became "one of the most important persons" in the 300-year history of the town's Union Chapel. He also helped to found schools and a cemetery in Brighton.
Engraving published May 1826
Goulty was pastor of Union Chapel, Brighton between 1823 and 1861.
Union Chapel, Brighton, post-1823 arrangement as it would have appeared at Goulty's tenure, with the design attributed to "H. Wilds, Architect"
Goulty was one of the founders of the Extra Mural Cemetery, described as "one of the most delightful spots in the whole of Brighton".