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Monument record TQ 53 NE 437 - Site of former Emmanuel Church, Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells
Summary
Site of Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion chapel in Mount Ephraim built in 1769 as a timber-framed building and enlarged in the 19th century. It was rebuilt in 1867 by Wimble and Taylor of London, and renamed the Emmanuel Church, but was demolished in 1974.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 5826 3989 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ53NE |
| Civil Parish | ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
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Full Description
Emmuanuel Congregational Church was built in 1867 and demolished in 1974. It replaced a Countess og Huntingdon's Connexion Chapel built in 1769 on the same site. The church/chapel is shown on the 1862-75, 1897-1900, 1907-23 and 1929-52 maps. The site became the forecourt for the former Kent & West Sussex Hospital.
Site of Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion chapel in Mount Ephraim built in 1769 as a timber-framed building and enlarged in the 19th century. It was rebuilt in 1867 by Wimble and Taylor of London, and renamed the Emmanuel Church, but was demolished in 1974. (1)
<1> Christopher Stell, 2002, An Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Eastern England (Bibliographic reference). SKE58544.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE58544 Bibliographic reference: Christopher Stell. 2002. An Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Eastern England.
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Record last edited
Feb 12 2026 1:18PM