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Christchurch, Bedford Road, Hitchin (Methodist and United Reformed)

Just north of the town centre it was built in 1968-69 to replace  the former Methodist churches at Brand Street  and Nightingale Road  and  Queen Street Congregational church. The alignment of the interior has been switched round by 90 degrees with ancillary buildings added on the north side in 2001, designed by Lewis Patten.

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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 (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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United Reformed Church, Cowbridge, Hertford

The current church dates from 1862 and was designed by Thomas Smith. The interior was reordered in 1998. Cowbridge Halls (built in 1891-1892 by James Farley in a matching style) next door was used for worship during refurbishment and is currently used for worship by Hertford Community Church a member of the Pioneer network.

 

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Homewood Road United Reformed Church, St Albans

In the eastern suburbs of the town towards Marshallswick. The original building on the site is now the hall and dates from 1949-50, with the current church at right angles being built in 1964 and extended in 1990.

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United Reformed Church, Walkern

At the northern end of the main village street. Dating from 1810, the timber-framed building underwent major restoration and refurbishment during 2014 and reopened in January 2015.

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United Reformed Church, Whitehorse Lane, Baldock

Set back from Whitehorse Street and built in 1903-04.

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Letchworth Free Church, Norton Way South (United Reformed Church)

At the south end of the town centre. It was built in 1923 to designs by Barry Parker, one of the Garden City’s designers and replaced an earlier building of 1905

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Trinity United Reformed Church, Beaconsfield Road, St Albans

A prominent landmark near the City Station. It dates from 1902 and was designed by Smee, Mence and Houchin. It was badly damaged by fire in 1981 and the church was rebuilt within the shell leaving a smaller worship area and many ancillary rooms.

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Leaside Church, East Street, Ware (Methodist and United Reformed Church)

A neo Norman chapel of 1859, replacing an earlier building of 1814. It was built for Congregationalists by John Brown of Ware. Methodists moved in to share it in 1978. It is in a courtyard off East street together with a contemporary school now converted into housing.

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