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Ebenezer Strict Baptist Chapel, Mimram Walk, Welwyn

Well hidden on a cramped site along a pedestrian only alleyway in the town centre. It dates from 1834.

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Chapel (former), 158 High Street, Codicote

Used as a commercial photographic studio since 1986.

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Chapel, Harmer Green

This was a private chapel of ease to Welwyn built in the mid 19th century. It was converted to a house and greatly extended in the early 1970s.

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Baptist Chapel (former), Datchworth Green

At the western end of the Green, it was built in 1892 and extended in 1897. Closure came in 1976 and from 1978 it  has been by a model railway club, the Stevenage and District Model Railway Club’s  layouts filling its interior.

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Chapel of the Annuciation (former), Furneux Pelham (Roman Catholic)

A 16th century barn at Tinker’s hall whose upper floor was transformed into a Roman Catholic chapel in the 1940s when Neville and Florence Lake, owners of the Rayments brewery in the village converted to Roman Catholicism and decided they wanted their own chapel. It was served by priests from surrounding parishes until its closure in July 2013. The furnishings and vestments that had been collected from a variety of sources were dispersed after closure.

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YouTube video of the church from 2011

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Chapels, Cemetery, Dark Lane, Cheshunt

A pair of chapels with a common tower (1855) in this cemetery in the Bury Green area of western Cheshunt. Still in use and restored in 2015-2016 (see pictures with scaffolding).

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Brethren’s Meeting Room, Nelson Road, Hertford

A small hall on the corner of Nelson Street and Molewood Road in Lower Bengeo. During August 2015 the hall underwent refurbishment with the render stripped and uPVC windows replacing the metal ones. It was subsequently re-rendered.

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Brethren’s Meeting Room, Wadesmill Road, Ware

A small hall opposite Wodson Park sports centre on the northern edge of Ware.

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The Clock House, Capell Lane, Stanstead Abbots

A prominent building at The T junction at the eastern end of the village. It was built as a Grammar School around 1636 but was also used for church services during the 17th century. It is now in domestic use.

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Chapel, Hoddesdon Cemetery, Ware Road, Hoddesdon

A small cemetery north of Hoddesdon town centre. The chapel is still in use and not locked – a great rarity.

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