The forgotten congregational church

Before the building was demolished and replaced by the Richmond Court Business Centre in 1983, it was a symbol of 'working class aspirations' as a Congregationalist Church.

The Church served two purposes: to act as a place of worship and to have lecture halls to increase the education of 'ordinary' people. The lecture halls were opened in 1901 and the Church itself followed with more classrooms in 1905.

In the 1940s the Church played a role in the war effort by serving as a canteen for allied servicemen.

In 1972 it became the United Reform Church and in 1979 it was merged with another church, only for it the building to be sold a couple of years later. In May 1982, the last service was held and a year later the building was demolished and the building we know today was built.