Chingford United Reformed Church
| Chingford United Reformed Church | |
|---|---|
 Chingford United Reformed Church, west front in Buxton Road | |
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| Location | Buxton Road, Chingford, London, E4 7DP |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | United Reformed Church |
| Website | https://www.forestgroupurc.co.uk/chingford-urc.html |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed |
| Designated | 2 July 1998 |
| Architect(s) | John Diggle Mould and Samuel Joseph Mould |
| Style | Perpendicular Gothic |
| Years built | 1910 |
| Administration | |
| Division | Forest Group of United Reformed Churches |
Chingford United Reformed Church is a Grade II listed United Reformed Church at Buxton Road, Chingford, in the London Borough of Waltham Forest.[1]
History
[edit]The original Congregational church in Chingford was founded in 1888, initially meeting at a café in Station Road called the Victoria Coffee Palace. A plot of land was bought by the church in 1889 and a temporary corrugated iron building, or "tin tabernacle" was erected on the site. In 1890, a church hall was opened, named Spicer Hall after James Spicer, a benefactor.[2] The architect of the hall was Rowland Plumbe; it was eventually sold by the church and converted into apartments in 2004.[3] In 1910, the new church was constructed; the architects were John Diggle Mould and his younger brother Samuel Joseph Mould,[1] who were Primitive Methodists from Manchester that specialised in Nonconformist church buildings.[4]
Description
[edit]Of red brick with stone banding, the west frontage facing Buxton Road has a triple entrance under a large Perpendicular Gothic window, leaded in the Art Nouveau style. A tower with pinnacles and a copper clad spire stands on the right of the front. Internally, a foyer below a gallery gives entry to a square nave, made octagonal by stone arches in the corners. A stone screen under a large arch divide the nave from a polygonal sanctuary.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Historic England, "Chingford United Reformed Church (1334924)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 September 2014
- ^ Powell, W. R., ed. (1973). A History of the County of Essex: Volume 6. London: Victoria County History. pp. 97–114. ISBN 978-0197227190.
- ^ a b Cherry, Bridget; O'Brien, Charles; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2005). London 5: East. New Haven CT and London: Yale University Press. p. 715. ISBN 978-0300107012.
- ^ Darlington, Neil. "A Biographical Dictionary of the Architects of Greater Manchester: 1800-1940 - James Diggle Mould". manchestervictorianarchitects.org.uk. The Manchester Group of the Victorian Society. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
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