User:Djflem/List of church buildings in Leicester


 * Anglican churches in Leicester
 * List of Baptist churches in Leicester
 * Catholic churches in Leicester
 * Congregational churches in Leicester
 * Methodist churches in Leicester

In Leicester in Leicestershire, UK there been have been numerous places of worship of various denominations, including the Congregational church. The first Congregationalist church in Leceister was founded 1801. Numerous others were built in the 19th century. Many closed in the 20th century following the formation of union churches and declining congregations.

Open churches

 * Abbots Road (now United Reformed Church)
 * Dumbleton Avenue (now Christchurch United Reformed Church)
 * East Bond Street, Great Meeting (now Unitarian) (formerly a united Congregational and Presbyterian meeting)
 * Elmdale Street, Belgrave, Belgrave Union (a Nonconformist union church, formerly with Baptist and Congregational affiliations, now with Baptist and United Reformed Church affiliations)
 * Hinckley Road, (now Westcotes United Reformed Church)
 * Linden Street, North Evington Free Church (formerly affiliated to Congregational Union, but now identifying itself as Baptist)
 * London Road, Clarendon Park Congregational Church, a grade II listed building
 * The Common, Evington (now Wycliffe United Reformed Church)

Closed churches

 * Bath Street, Belgrave, (demolished)
 * Bond Street 1803 (demolished)
 * College Street, acquired from the Collegiate School in 1866. The original Gothic building, erected in 1835, was bought by the Leicester Education Committee in 1954.
 * Collegiate Church (Congregational) (part of the old Collegiate School)
 * Gallowtree Gate (1823-1921), demolished 1927
 * Granby Street (1801, enlarged 1821 and 1864), (demolished) , later site of Charles Street Baptist school
 * Harvey Lane
 * Humberstone Road (1880), Union church (demolished)
 * London Road opened for worship April 28, 1858- demolition July 1960
 * Main Street, Humberstone
 * Millstone Lane (demolished)
 * Oxford Street (1815, replaced in 1863)
 * Peel Street,(demolished)
 * Sanvey Gate
 * Willow Street (1837-1936), Wycliffee church, (demolished)

Baptist churches
In Leicester in Leicestershire, UK there been have been numerous places of worship of various denominations, including the Baptists. The first congregation of Baptists in Leceister was founded 1651. Numerous chapels were built subsequently, many in the 19th century. Leicester in that period was called the ‘Metropolis of Dissent’ with a large number of non-conformist chapels and churches, among them Baptist. One of the grandest was the "Pork Pie Chapel" (the Belvoir Street Chapel) built in 1845 to a design by Joseph Hansom.

As of 2008, there were 13 active Baptist churches in the city. The following is a list of Baptist church buildings in the city, both closed and open, the several of which are Grade II listed buildings.

Open churches

 * Braunstone Avenue / Hallam Crescent East, Friar Lane & Braunstone Baptist Church
 * Buckminster Road, Archdeacon Lane Memorial Baptist Church
 * Charles Street, Central Baptist Church (1830), a Grade II listed building (1074071)
 * Harrison Road, Carey Hall
 * Linden Street / Gedding Road, Baptist North Evington Free Church
 * London Road, Stoneygate Baptist Church (1914)
 * Loughborough Road, Union Church
 * Lutterworth Road, Aylestone Baptist Church
 * Main Street Evington, a Grade II listed building (1361414)
 * Melbourne Hall, Evangelical Free Church (1881), a Grade II listed building(1334632)
 * Narborough Road, Robert Hall Memorial Baptist Church, (1901) a Grade II listed building (1391754)
 * Park Hill Drive, Zion Chapel
 * Uppingham Road
 * Wharf Street North, Carley Evangelical Baptist Church

Closed churches

 * Archdeacon Lane (1836-1936)
 * Abbey Gate (1882)
 * Alfred Street, Trinity Chapel (1840-1890)
 * Belgrave Gate, Tabernacle (1869-1921)
 * Belvoir Street (1845), known as the Pork Pie, from its shape designed by Joseph Hansom, now known as Hanson Hall, a Grade II listed building (1361372)
 * Burgess Street
 * Carley Street (c.1823/24) closed in 1864, reopened in 1876, enlarged in 1882
 * Catherine Street, Carey Hall(1897)
 * Clarendon Park Road, Clarendon Park Baptist Church
 * Clarendon Park Road, Knighton Public Hall Church
 * Dover Street (1823-1919), sold in 1922
 * Erskine Street, Zion Chapel (1873)
 * Friar Lane, site of earliest meetings in various constructions: in 1719, in 1783 (expanded in 1818 and 1841), and in 1865
 * Harvey Lane
 * Ingold Avenue, Socking Farm (1955)
 * Millstone Lane
 * Melton Street (c1860-c.1870)
 * Navigation Street (1864–1870)
 * New Park Street / Leamington Street, Emmanuel Union Church
 * New Walk, Leicestershire Sunday School Union Memorial Hall
 * Newarke Street, Providence Chapel
 * Overton Road, New Humberstone Baptist Mission
 * St Peter's Lane, Ebenezer Chapel (1803)
 * Sanvey Lane, Aylestone
 * Soar Lane
 * Thorpe Street
 * Victoria Road (University Road)
 * Vine Street
 * York Street, Zoar Chapel