United Reformed Church

FRINTON AND WALTON STATION STREET, TM 22 SE WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE 4/95 United Reformed Church - II Church. Late C19. Foundation stone dated 1878 naming Albert Spicer to northwest gabled porch. Random stone faced. Stone quoins, windows, doors, plinth and band. Red plain tiled roofs, weatherboarded belfry with shingle clad spire. The church occupies a corner site at the junction of Station Street and New Pier Street, the main entrance to the south west with side walls angled to north west and south east returns. Gabled 2 storey porch to west of north west return to east of which is an attached single storey church hall. Attached by an archway to south west wall are 2 in line gabled later and larger church halls of similar materials and matching style. The roof over main entrance is 3 angled with a pointed hip, a central gable with bargeboards breaks through eaves level, stone panel with a moulded 2 centred arch and label following through over 3 stepped lancets with transoms. Band below follows through returns and over return windows. Central moulded 2 centre arched doorway, moulded bases and capitals to jamb shafts, label with foliate stops, gauged tile arch over. Double vertically boarded doors with ornate iron hinges. Moulded plinth follows through returns. One trefoiled 2 centre arched window to each angle and 4 to each return. Leaded stained glass to windows. The north west porch with small light to gable apex. Upper stage cinquefoil light in stone panel, stopped label over and small double trefoiled lights to ground floor. Double door to east wall with light over, pointed segmental head. Caernarvon head to doorway. The spire to south of ridge with splayed boarded base, 2 trefoiled headed sounding louvres to each face and broached spire. Ornate iron cross finial to pointed hip. Internally the Church is intact with organ and reading desk to east wall and panelled balcony supported by slender columns to west wall. Boarded ceiling.

Listing NGR: TM2537321664