Robertsbridge United Reformed Church | |
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Location of the former church within East Sussex | |
50°59′08″N 0°28′29″E / 50.9856°N 0.4747°E | |
Location | High Street, Robertsbridge, East Sussex TN32 5AQ |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | United Reformed Church |
Previous denomination | Congregational |
History | |
Former name(s) | Robertsbridge Congregational Church |
Status | Church |
Founded | 29 June 1881 |
Founder(s) | Edward Piper |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Closed |
Heritage designation | Grade II |
Designated | 13 May 1987 |
Architect(s) | Thomas Elworthy |
Style | Classical/Italianate/Gothic Revival/Renaissance Revival |
Groundbreaking | 29 June 1881 |
Administration | |
Synod | Southern Synod |
Robertsbridge United Reformed Church (originally Robertsbridge Congregational Chapel) is a former United Reformed Church place of worship in Robertsbridge, a village in the district of Rother in the English county of East Sussex. Built for Congregational worshippers in 1881 following their secession from a long-established Wesleyan Methodist chapel, it was the third Nonconformist place of worship in the village, whose nearest parish church was in the neighbouring settlement of Salehurst. Like the former Strict Baptist and Methodist chapels in the village, which have both closed, it no longer serves Robertsbridge as a place of worship. Local architect Thomas Elworthy's distinctive design—a "rich" and highly decorated blend of several styles—has divided opinion amongst architectural historians. English Heritage has listed the church at Grade II for its architectural and historical importance.