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Bushey and Oxhey Methodist, Chalk Hill, Bushey

Built in 1905, with the entrance area redeveloped in 2007. The galleries have been boxed in and a semi circular ceiling built between them. The architects were C. Bell Withers and Meredith.

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St Andrew Methodist, High Road, Bushey Heath

At the eastern end of Bushey Heath. Its dates from 1967-68 replacing a building of 1891 on a nearby site and now demolished.

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Church history

Methodist Church, Middlefield Road, Hoddesdon

Not far from the Baptist church. The church dates from 1929 and is linked by a large modern foyer area to a hall. The interior orientation has been reversed with the sanctuary area now by the former main entrance.

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Riverside Church (Elim), Rye Road, Rye Park, Hoddesdon (Former)

Close to Rye House station, a modern church sunken below street level. The church has now moved to other premises (see the comment below)

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Baptist Church, Burford St/Old Essex Rd, Hoddesdon

North of the town centre. It was built in 1910-14 to designs by George Baines, A new entrance area linking to the halls was added in 1982. The interior has lost most of its original furnishings and has been turned through 90 degrees so that the dias is against a long wall.

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Friends Meeting House, Lord Street, Hoddesdon

West of the town centre is this Meeting House of 1829. It  has not been used for meetings since 2011 and there is currently (late 2018) a project to find alternative community based uses for the building.

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Listed building details

United Reformed Church, Mill Lane, Broxbourne

Just off the main road towards the parish church, a building of 1969 with halls on the ground floor and the church upstairs.

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Free Church (Countess of Huntingdon’s Connexion), Slipe Lane, Wormley

On the corner of the main Hoddesdon road and Slipe Lane. Many services are held elsewhere as the chapel is very small. It was built in 1860 but a new entrance has been added in more recent times.

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Mill Lane Chapel, High Street, Cheshunt

An independent evangelical chapel on the main road from Cheshunt to Wormley. A large hall extension has been added to original chapel

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Free Church (United Reformed Church), High St, Cheshunt

A mile north of the modern centre of Cheshunt (Old pond) on the main road towards Turnford. A foundation stone has a date of 1889 shows that this church was used by the Countess of Huntingdon’s Connection who had a training college in Cheshunt (which moved towards Congregationalism – constituent church of the URC) and still have churches in the area. The interior has been subdivided leaving a small worship area.

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