Pure nightclub, formerly Howard Chapel, Bedford
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The photograph on this page of Pure nightclub, formerly Howard Chapel, Bedford by Rich Tea as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Rich Tea Taken: 19 Jun 2009
The Howard Chapel was last used as a chapel in 1971. Its conversion to a nightclub was criticised in the local papers, not least because the gravestones around it were cleared away to the sides of the property. See also Image] See a photo from 1973 on the Bedfordshire Libraries website http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/webingres/bedfordshire/vlib/0.digitised_resources/bedford_churches_howard_chapel.htm