The plan of the church below has links at various points of interest.
To view information and photographs of each item on the plan, click on the
appropriate areas of the map.
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The Old Rectory is a large red brick building on the south side of the church. It was designed by S P Close and built in 1887. Thomas Hamilton, the first rector of St Mark's Church and grandfather of C S Lewis lived here from 1887-1900. It was used as the rectory until 1976. At present it is used as offices for the Church of Ireland Ace Ventures and the Church of Ireland Youth Council. The building stands proudly in its own grounds. It does not take away from the splendour of the church but instead complements it. This building together with the Heyn Hall beside the old rectory give St Mark's one of the finest suites of church buildings in Belfast or even Ireland. The doorhandle of the Old Rectory is in the shape of a lion and may have inspired C S Lewis. |
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The Heyn Memorial Hall at the corner of Sydenham Avenue and the
Holywood Road was built in 1928-9. It was designed by R H Gibson in association
with Henry Seaver and constructed by F B McKee and Co.
Paul Larmour in his illustrated architectural guide to Belfast describes it as "One of the finest parish halls in the country." It is built in Tudor style with red brick walls, green Norwegian slates, wood panelled rooms, and timber mullioned windows. Upstairs, the youth room is known as the wardrobe and has a mural of Narnia recalling the parish’s association with C.S. Lewis.
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Black & White photographs of the rectors and the lion of St Mark are also available.
