The beautiful village of Corston is situated 4 miles southwest of the centre of Bath, on the A39. It is surrounded by Duchy of Cornwall farmland and has approximately 300 residents.
Corston has two farms, a village shop and a Post Office, a business park, a village hall and a church.
About Corston Village Hall
The beautiful village of Corston is situated 4 miles southwest of the centre of Bath, on the A39. It is surrounded by Duchy of Cornwall farmland and has approximately 300 residents.
Corston has two farms, a village shop and a Post Office, a business park, a village hall and a church.
The Village Hall Housemartins
You may have wondered why we have Housemartin images on our website.
We are lucky to have a number of Housemartins who return each spring and summer to nest under the eaves outside the hall.
They seem to be very settled and don’t seem at all bothered by all the comings and goings of our regular hall visitors.
A Short History of Corston Village Hall
Corston Village Hall was originally known as the Corston Church Hall and Institute and was opened on Tuesday 4th March 1913 by The Bishop of Bath and Wells.
It was agreed by interested parties, including the church and various local dignitaries that the building should be used,
“as a club room, a classroom, meeting or lecture rooms, or for any purpose to improve the spiritual, moral, intellectual or social wants of the inhabitants of the Parish of Corston.”
In February 1916, the Reverend, Claud Parker, was forced to turn to the villagers to raise much needed funds to repair the roof. The timbers in the roof had slipped, causing the walls to bulge outwards. The cost of the repairs came to a grand total of £30, but it is not known how much of that came from the village appeal.
In August 1921, the land upon which the hall was erected was conveyed to the Trustees of the Diocese (the Church Wardens) after a sum of £83 4s. 3d. was used to purchase war stock and £25 cash was agreed to be held for the use of any future repairs.
In the same year the hall was extended to accommodate a club room to be used by the men of the village. The club was built as a memorial to the men of Corston who had fought in the First World war and especially to those who had given their lives.
The Church Wardens continued to be responsible for the Hall until April 1966, when the Church determined that it could no longer afford to maintain the premises. A long process began to put the Hall into the care of the Charity Commission, with an elected Management Committee who would run it’s day to day affairs. The first AGM was held in September 1977. Since then a small group of dedicated committee members and Trustees have continued to run the Hall to the present day, allowing it to remain a great asset at the heart of the village and the local community.