Clarendon Park Congregational Church

This article is about Clarendon Park Congregational Church. Not to be confused with Clarendon Congregational Church.

Clarendon Park Congregational Church
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LocationLondon Road, Leicester, England
DenominationCongregational
Websitewww.clarendonparkcongregational.co.uk
History
Statusopen
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II listed
Designated1975
Architect(s)James Tait (1834-1915)
StyleVictorian Gothic
Completed1886
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Clarendon Park Congregational Church (1896) II
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Location of church in Stoneygate

The Clarendon Park Congregational Church is a Congregational church in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. It is located on London Road in the Stoneygate district near Clarendon Park.[1][2]

Among the many places of worship in Leicester are Congregational churches.[3][4][5] The first Congregational church in Leicester was founded in 1801. Numerous others were built in the 19th century.[6] The Clarendon Park Congregational Church was designed by James Tait (1834-1915) and built in 1886.[7][8][2] It is built of granite rubble with ashlar dressings and a roof of red tiles. It was designated a Grade II listed building (13613930) in 1975.[9]

The church is part of the Congregational Federation.[10]

  1. ^ "Stoneygate Conservation Area Character Appraisal". leicester.gov.uk. Leicester City Council. 2015.
  2. ^ a b "The first ninety years: Clarendon Park Congregational Church Leicester". David Wilson Library, University of Leicester. 1975. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Moore, Andre (2008). Where Leicester Has Worshipped. ISBN 978-0-9533628-2-0.
  4. ^ "Faith & Belief - Story of Leicester". www.storyofleicester.info.
  5. ^ Mapped - University of Leicester Archeology and Ancient History Mapping Faith and Place[dead link‍]
  6. ^ "The ancient borough: Protestant Nonconformity: A History of the County of Leicester: Volume 4". Victoria County History. 1958. pp. 390–394. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  7. ^ Binfield, Clyde (30 September 2005). "An East Midland Call: Its Context and Some Consequences. The Genesis of the Clarendon Park Congregational Church" (PDF). Leicester Archaeological and Historical Society. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  8. ^ Goddard, Jane (15 May 2019). "Distinctive Victorian city church was another loss to street scene during decade of demolition". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  9. ^ Historic England. "Clarendon Park Congregational Church (Grade II) (1361393)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Find a Church".