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Particular Baptist (former), New Road, Wilstone

On the dead end “back road” through the village, this chapel of 1837 was converted to two dwellings in 1988.

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General Baptist Chapel (former), Frogmore Street, Tring

Almost unrecognisable as a chapel and heavily altered, it is now housing called Chapel House. It was built in 1751 and enlarged in 1839 and was replaced by the current Baptist church on the High street in 1889

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Baptist Church, Chesham Road, Wigginton

Built around 1904 by William Huckvale, replacing the use of various buildings in the village. It has a much more recent frontage added.

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Church website

St Nicholas (former), Langley

Langley is a hamlet on a dead end road off the Hitchin to Welwyn Garden City road. This building looks to have been a combined church/school and has been extended and converted to housing. Now known as St Nicholas chapel.

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Baptist Church, Barnet Road, Potters Bar

There are three main buildings here. The current church opened in 1964, the older church dating from 1868, designed by W. Allen Dixon,  and at right angles to the rear of the old church another building (Sunday school?) of 1888. All are connected by various ancillary rooms, the older buildings now being used as halls The modern church has a conservatory type frontage added to provide a refreshment/circulation area.

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Church website

Locally Listed building details

 

St Martin de Porres, Church Close, Cuffley (Roman Catholic)

A prefabricated building of 1963 by Westmore and Partners. It is hidden away down a suburban cul-de-sac.

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Church website

Taking Stock entry

Listed building details

Baptist Church, Penn Road, Park Street

A 1960s building in this suburban village just north of Frogmore.

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Chapel (Former), Cottered (now The Old Chapel)

A Congregational Mission chapel, now a bungalow on the A507 at the west end of the village. It is very much altered from its chapel days. It was built sometime after 1810, out of use in 1852, back in use in 1858, closed in 1913, open again in 1924 and finally closed in 1951.

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St Joseph (Former), Cromer (now Chapel House)

Hidden away behind Cromer Cottage on White Hill in this small hamlet of Ardeley. It was built in 1890 and closed in 1957. The drive up to the house is also an (unsignposted) public footpath. It is difficult to see this building as a former chapel as it has been altered so much.

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New Testament Church of God, Willian Road, Hitchin

A hall on the corner of Willian Road and Hampden Road.

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Church website