Former Finchingfield Congregational Church

The Former Finchingfield Congregational Church is a building dating from the late 18th century, with alterations made in the early 19th century. It is constructed of red and blue brick in Flemish bond, partly covered in stucco, and has a slate roof. The building has a rectangular plan with the entrance located at the gable end facing south. The facade has been extended on each side to hide stair turrets leading to the gallery. There are early 20th-century single-storey flat-roofed extensions on either side of the entrance.

The church stands two storeys tall. The ground floor features four 20th-century casement windows, while the first floor has three original sash windows with 15 lights and rounded heads. Above the windows is a pediment with an oval plaque displaying a six-pointed star. The roof is low-pitched, and there is a central recessed porch with doors on each side, supported by a Tuscan portico. The ground floor extension includes a moulded cornice. The upper part of the facade is stuccoed and painted, while the ground floor extension is cement rendered, and the sides and back are made of brickwork.

Inside, there is a horseshoe gallery supported by cast iron stanchions with a panelled front, and upper galleries on each side held up by profiled brackets, featuring cast iron railings with anthemion designs. There are internal stairs leading to the upper galleries.

The church was built in 1779 and was enlarged with the first gallery during the ministry of Reverend John Blackburn from 1815 to 1823. The upper gallery was added during the ministry of Reverend Baxter from 1824 to 1833.