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Chapel, North Watford Cemetery, North Western Avenue

Just north of the northern ring road around Watford. The chapel, still in use, is contemporary with the cemetery which open in 1931.

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Chapel (Former), Blakesware Manor, Wareside now housing

Down a winding private drive east of Wareside, off the road to Widford. The house of 1876-79 is by George Devey and is linked to the chapel by a range rebuilt in 1968 after a 1937 fire The Roman Catholic chapel dates from 1896 and is by Edward Goldie. From 1960 to 1980 the house and chapel were used by the Order of the Blessed Sacrament. After their departure, the various buildings were converted to housing.

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Listed building details

Methodist Church (former), Romeland, St Albans

These steps near the Abbey are the only remains of a barn that was licensed for Methodist meetings in 1794.

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Marlborough Street Methodist Church history

Friends Burial Ground, Kibes Lane, Ware

The Quaker meeting-house in Ware closed in 1864 and was demolished in 1881, but the burial ground remained in this small street just north of the town centre. It is now landscaped as a knot garden with three modern reproduction Quaker burial stones. The stones marking over 200 burials are long gone.

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East Hertforshire District Council information page

Chapel (former), 5 Pickford Road, Markyate now The Old Chapel

Just off the village main street this chapel is now converted to housing.

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Wesleyan Church (former), Wareside now Wesleyan House

By a road junction on the way up from the main road to Babbs Green. It was built in 1890 but is now converted to housing.

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Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (former), 48 The Hill, Wheathampstead now The Old Chapel

A small former Wesleyan Methodist chapel on the hill leading out of Wheathampstead towards Sandridge. This locally listed building has been converted into offices.

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Union Chapel (former) graves, Park Close, Hatfield

The burial ground of the Union Chapel in Chapman’s Yard, Old Hatfield was destroyed in 1965 when new housing, Park Close,  was built over the site. The bodies were re-intered in a mass grave and the stones reset against a wall at the rear of the development.

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Short film of the re-interment

Hatfiled memories site

Listed building details

Brethren’s Meeting Room, Ermine Street, Buntingford

At the north end of the town on the old route of the A10. It is a bungalow licensed for use as a meeting room.

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Independent Chapel (Former), Ermine Street, Chipping now called Mission Hall

On the main A10 just north of Buntingford. Built as an independent chapel in 1844 or 1845 and now converted to housing.

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