Westminster Cathedral
The site on which the cathedral stands in the City of Westminster was purchased by the Diocese of Westminster in 1885, and construction was completed in 1903. Westminster Cathedral is the largest Catholic church building in England and Wales and the seat of the Archbishop of Westminster.
Methodist Church of Great Britain
Some large inner-city churches, known as 'central halls', are designated as circuits in themselves. One notable Methodist Central Hall, located off Parliament Square in Westminster, was established in 1912 to serve as a church with additional use "for conferences on religious, educational, scientific, philanthropic and social questions". About a hundred such halls were built in Britain between 1886 and 1945, many in a Renaissance or Baroque style. In their heyday they presented low-cost concerts and shows to entertain the working classes on Saturdays, encouraging them to abstain from alcohol, as well as hosting church congregations on Sundays. However, many were bombed during the Second World War, and others declined as people moved out of the city centres; only sixteen remain in use as Methodist churches. Others, such as the landmark Central Hall in Birmingham and Grand Central Hall in Liverpool, have been sold and adapted as retail or nightclub venues.