Railton Road, Herne Hill United Methodist Free Church chapel was built in 1875. A report of its opening stated that
“The building is in the early English style and is constructed externally with Kentish rag with Bath stone dressings. The roof is open, of hammer beam type and is of sufficient height to allow the construction of galleries at some future time. Accommodation is provided for 600 persons, and the total cost has been £4.500. Messrs Cable and Sons were the architects”
Building News 21.5.1875 p.585
Herne Hill Railton Road United Methodist Free Church chapel, Surrey
Herne Hill, Railton Road UMFC chapel. Ordnance Survey 1:1056 London XI.64 (1896)
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The religious census of London (1886) recorded morning and evening congregations of 293 and 244. Eighteen years on, The religious life of London (1904) congregations had increased: 213 and 395 attendees.
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