Guildford United Reformed Church

The church moved to its present site from a huge Victorian building right in the centre of Guildford on North Street. The site had previously been a doctor’s family house and surgery with a good sized garden but limited frontage width. To cope with this the architect created an octagonal sanctuary within and rising from a larger octagon containing rooms for church activities.

The sanctuary is lit by windows of coloured glass at roof level above the surrounding rooms. When lit at night these make the building appear as a lantern to Guildford.

The interior is simple but elegant. The organ was originally a Forster & Andrews in the old church, with major enhancements by Binns in 1913, It was transferred to the present building and has been substantially improved then and since. It has about 2,000 pipes which makes an impressive back west wall to the sanctuary.

Timings & Tours

Saturday 13 September:

1pm-5pm

Location & directions

83 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 4BS

Directions:

Limited car parking is available at the rear of the building. The Lawn Road bus stop is located directly outside the Church. It is on routes 42, 70, 71 and 72. Guildford main line railway station is located about 15 minutes walk from the church. Direct connections include Waterloo, Woking, Reading, Farnham and Portsmouth.

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

All open areas are on one level Limited parking is available for visitors to Guildford URC at the rear of the church; there are also 2 disabled parking spaces by the main entrance. Note there is an incline from car park to main entrance (except for disabled parking spaces)

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