Spicer Street Independent Chapel
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Spicer Street Independent Chapel
Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 8 Jun 2019
Opened on 10 June 1812, as a permanent home for an independent congregation that had previously met in a barn off the current Victoria Street. In 1832 it joined with other independents to form the Congregational Union of England and Wales, and it remained St Albans' Congregational Church until the opening of Trinity Church in Victoria Street in 1903 (see Image). The two churches retained common leadership until 1925, when they separated, Spicer Street becoming an independent congregation, a status it has retained since. Among people connected with the church are William Cowper, the hymn writer, and Samuel Ryder, a local seed merchant and founder of golf's Ryder Cup. For full history see http://www.spicerstreet.org.uk/resources/history/history-of-spicer-street. The building is grade II listed - for listing particulars see www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1103065 - with the gate and railings in front being separately listed - see www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1174542.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.752329
Longitude
-0.342522