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Big
House provides second stage accommodation for people formerly sleeping
rough.
There are 10 studio flats and some communal areas, and the three staff
assist the residents to regain skills needed for living under a roof
and to prepare them for future accommodation and employment. Residents
stay for approximately six months.
The premises were converted by the West London Mission from part of
a student hostel at Walworth Road Methodist Church in Southwark, through
a partnership between the Mission, the local Church, the Housing Corporation,
the Housing Industry’s Charity CRASH, and, significantly, Abbot
Mead Vickers, a leading international advertising firm. Big House
was officially opened by Prince Charles in October 2002. |
