| Chingford United Reformed Church | |
| Denomination: | United Reformed Church |
| Division: | Forest Group of United Reformed Churches |
| Founded Date: | 1888 |
| Architect: | John Diggle Mould and Samuel Joseph Mould |
| Style: | Perpendicular Gothic |
| Years Built: | 1910 |
| Status: | Active |
| Heritage Designation: | Grade II listed |
| Designated Date: | 2 July 1998 |
| Location: | Buxton Road, Chingford, London, E4 7DP |
| Country: | England |
| Website: | https://www.forestgroupurc.co.uk/chingford-urc.html |
Chingford United Reformed Church is a Grade II listed United Reformed Church at Buxton Road, Chingford, in the London Borough of Waltham Forest.
The original Congregational church in Chingford was founded in 1888, initially meeting at a café in Station Road called the Victoria Coffee Palace. A plot of land was bought by the church in 1889 and a temporary corrugated iron building, or "tin tabernacle" was erected on the site. In 1890, a church hall was opened, named Spicer Hall after James Spicer, a benefactor.[1] The architect of the hall was Rowland Plumbe; it was eventually sold by the church and converted into apartments in 2004.[2] In 1910, the new church was constructed; the architects were John Diggle Mould and his younger brother Samuel Joseph Mould, who were Primitive Methodists from Manchester that specialised in Nonconformist church buildings.[3]
Of red brick with stone banding, the west frontage facing Buxton Road has a triple entrance under a large Perpendicular Gothic window, leaded in the Art Nouveau style. A tower with pinnacles and a copper clad spire stands on the right of the front. Internally, a foyer below a gallery gives entry to a square nave, made octagonal by stone arches in the corners. A stone screen under a large arch divide the nave from a polygonal sanctuary.[2]