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Primitive Methodist Church (former), Primrose Lane, Aldenham

Some way east of the village at Four Want Ways near the hamlet of Round Bush and almost on its own. It was built in 1887, closed in 1965 and was used as a Scout Hall before conversion to a house in 1983.

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My Primitative Methodist website

United Free Church (Methodist/United Reformed Church), Station Road, Radlett

A short way off the High Street stand this originally Methodist church of 1937-38. It became a united church in 1980 when the United Reformed Church congregation left their church on Watling Street. That building is now the Radlett Reform Synagogue.

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Church website

Methodist Church, London Road, Shenley

Originally the parish workhouse built in 1800, it was converted into a chapel in 1840.

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Church on the Village website

The Old Chapel, Porters Park Drive, Shenley Park

The former inter-denominational chapel of the former Shenley Mental Hospital that closed in 1998. Its huge site is now covered by modern housing and a pleasant park at whose north edge sits this large building of 1938. The architects were W.T. Curtis and D. Robertson. It is now used as a community hall.

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Website

Alexander Church, Alexander Road, London Colney

On a road parallel to the High Street. This is an independent evangelical church whose building dates from 1958.

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Church website

Baptist Church, Kings Road, London Colney

A short way off the northern end of the High Street sits this building of 1960 which replaced a chapel of 1875 that was on the High Street itself.

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Church website

Methodist Church, Abbots Langley

Right in the middle of the village. The building dates from 1882, although there had been Methodist meetings since 1878, and was then clearly gothic, however in 1962 its layout was reversed and the exterior appearance simplified and rendered.

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Church website

Baptist Church, School Mead, Abbots langley

About a mile from the village centre stands this church of 1959.

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Church website

Baptist Chapel (Former), Primrose Hill, Kings Langley

Replaced by the 1930s chapel near the village centre. This building dates from 1875, and has been converted for commercial use.

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Waterside Baptist (formerly Zion Baptist), Waterside, Kings Langley

A Grace Baptist church whose building dates from 1835 with changes made in 1905-07 and 1936. The lower pictures reflect its recent change of name.

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Church website