Billericay United Reform Church - Billericay, Essex - (02)
More Essex Churches
These are more examples of Essex Church images that show the Architecture, the Interiors, the Exteriors and especially the Stained Glass Windows that I have taken over the last two to three years. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did visiting them.
Billericay is a large town of Essex of approx 35,000 people and close to the now City of Chelmsford (8.9 miles) with close ties to rail and motorway (M25).
The United Reformed Church had it’s original building in Billericay High Street, this building still stands and is a remarkable survivor of religious intolerance. This early building was believed to have been owned by Christopher Martin who later became the Governor of the ship ‘The Mayflower’, he unfortunately was not able to fllow his dream of Non-Conformism and died shortly after his arrival in America. However 4 or 5 others from Billericay did.
The Church itself is now in Chapel Street and in 1725 a lease was obtained and by the 1750’s the freehold was purchased. This now was taken down (now called the Old Burial Ground) and a new building was erected further up Chapel Street at the cost of £1,455, Architect was James Fenton, who had a blue plaque unveiled in 2012 in Chelmsford and was buried in the Non-Conformist Graveyard in London Road, Chelmsford.
Unfortuately I haven’t been inside the building so I have managed to find out more about this historical place.
Billericay United Reform Church - Billericay, Essex - (02)
More Essex Churches
These are more examples of Essex Church images that show the Architecture, the Interiors, the Exteriors and especially the Stained Glass Windows that I have taken over the last two to three years. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did visiting them.
Billericay is a large town of Essex of approx 35,000 people and close to the now City of Chelmsford (8.9 miles) with close ties to rail and motorway (M25).
The United Reformed Church had it’s original building in Billericay High Street, this building still stands and is a remarkable survivor of religious intolerance. This early building was believed to have been owned by Christopher Martin who later became the Governor of the ship ‘The Mayflower’, he unfortunately was not able to fllow his dream of Non-Conformism and died shortly after his arrival in America. However 4 or 5 others from Billericay did.
The Church itself is now in Chapel Street and in 1725 a lease was obtained and by the 1750’s the freehold was purchased. This now was taken down (now called the Old Burial Ground) and a new building was erected further up Chapel Street at the cost of £1,455, Architect was James Fenton, who had a blue plaque unveiled in 2012 in Chelmsford and was buried in the Non-Conformist Graveyard in London Road, Chelmsford.
Unfortuately I haven’t been inside the building so I have managed to find out more about this historical place.