Asset type
Historic building - Place of Worship
Local Listing Reference
LLHA0066
Conservation Area (CA)
Preston Park CA
Description
Knapped flint Baptist Church with terracotta dressings. 1894 to 1885 by George Baines & Son. Early English Style; similarities to their work at Gloucester Place, but with slightly different architectural detailing. Corner location, with tower surmounted by shingle spire addressing the corner. Large site with complex plan form. Set back from the road with flint and terracotta wall to the boundary.
Source: Carder 1990
A. Architectural, design and artistic interest
i. Distinctive architectural style, very much characteristic of the Scottish-born architect, but unusual for nonconformist church buildings in the locality
iv. National architect George Baines & Son specialised in designing Baptist churches, usually in a distinctive Free Perp style. A number of their churches are listed such as Trafalgar Street Evangelical Church, Hull and Bury Park URC, Luton.
C. Townscape interest
i. Within the Preston Park Conservation Area, but atypical of it in architectural style and function.
iii. Its prominent corner location, contrasting materials and tower make it a focal point in the streetscene.
F. Intactness
i. The church survives largely intact.
Date of inclusion
2015
