Historical information

From a glass negative taken by Ian Barkla's father, Frank Leslie Barkla of 37 Grovedale Road. He was a keen amateur photographer and member of the Melbourne Camera Club.
The Benson Street Methodist Club became a Uniting Church during the amalgamation of protestant churches in the 1970s. It was sold and for a brief time was a Chinese church and then sold and demolished with town houses built on the site. There are 2 copies of the photo.
There is a comprehensive folder of information about the church compiled by Jocelyn and Ken Hall, who were members of its congregation.

Physical description

1930s image of the interior of the Methodist Church, later Uniting Church, on Benson Street, Surrey Hills. The image shows the church organ, with pipes clearly visible, the pulpit and pews.