THE FREE CHURCH

List Entry Summary

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

Location

THE FREE CHURCH, NORTON WAY SOUTH

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Details

NORTON WAY SOUTH 1. 5255 (west side)

The Free Church TL 2232 9/82 II 2. 1923 by B Parker. Classical style with Greek cross plan form. Welsh slate roofs. Brown brick with red brick dressings and wooden modillion cornice carried round the open pediments of the 4 arms of the building. Architraved sash windows with flat gauged brick arches, dressings and glazing bars. Main east front with 3-bay arcaded entrance approached by steps. This is the most important of the post World War I buildings in Letchworth. Represents a radical change in style and materials from the informal Arts and Crafts idiom to a more formal classicism.

Listing NGR: TL2204632542

Selected Sources

National Grid Reference: TL 22046 32542

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