Former Bury Park United Reformed Church
Former Bury Park United Reformed Church, 16, Waldeck Road, Luton, LUI 1HG
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1114638
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1981
- List Entry Name:
- Former Bury Park United Reformed Church
- Statutory Address:
- Former Bury Park United Reformed Church, 16, Waldeck Road, Luton, LUI 1HG
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- Reference:
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- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1114638
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1981
- List Entry Name:
- Former Bury Park United Reformed Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- Former Bury Park United Reformed Church, 16, Waldeck Road, Luton, LUI 1HG
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Former Bury Park United Reformed Church, 16, Waldeck Road, Luton, LUI 1HG
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Luton (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 08398 21896
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 1 April 2026 to amend the name and address and reformat the text to current standards
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WALDECK ROAD
No 16, Former Bury Park United Reformed Church
(Formerly listed as Bury Park United Reformed Church, WALDECK ROAD)
II
1895-1903 by G Baines in neo-decorated and perpendicular style, on corner site. Fine light red brick, stone dressings, slate roofs. Schoolroom to east built first, followed by cruciform church. Cambered tower on corner, with short spire and weathervane, short diagonal angle buttresses; moulded parapet and plain corner turrets; cornice band with rosettes and gargoyles on buttresses; four light louvred window in each face; lancet windows, plain stone bands, door on west side. West front has large gable with decorated apex over large seven light window. Single storey porch of half hexagonal plan with parapet gabled over main door; four buttresses with empty niches. Small turret to south echoing main tower. North elevation has similar large gabled window and two two-light square headed windows underneath. It is flanked by two small turrets. Single storey link to schoolroom at east having three lancet windows in coped gable over porch entrance.
Interior of church has four large pointed arches springing from foliated capitals on square marble columns; ribbed ceiling. Semi circular pew arrangement. Panelling behind organ with same ogee motif as used extensively in window tracery. Some plain Art Nouveau style glass.
Listing NGR: TL0839821896
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 35848
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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