Downing Place United Reformed Church, Cambridge
Downing Place United Reformed Church, Cambridge is a church in Cambridge, England, that is part of the United Reformed Church. It was formed in 2018 in a merger between St Columba's Church, Cambridge, and Emmanuel Church, Cambridge. The church occupies the former St Columba's building in Downing Place, which is close to a site occupied by Emmanuel's congregation before 1874.
Downing Place URC viewed from Downing Street, Cambridge
Site of the former Hog Hill chapel, Downing Place, Cambridge
The former Emmanuel Church building, Trumpington Street, Cambridge
Stained-glass windows of 1905 by Morris & Co. in the former Emmanuel URC building, depicting Puritans with Cambridge connections. From left to right: Henry Barrow, John Greenwood, Oliver Cromwell, John Milton, Francis Holcroft and Joseph Hussey
Henry Barrow was an English Separatist Puritan, or Brownist, who was executed for his views. He led the London underground church from 1587 to 1593; spent most of that time in prison; and wrote numerous works of Brownist apologetics, most notably A Brief Discoverie of the False Church.
Henry Barrowe (left) and John Greenwood, stained-glass windows at Emmanuel United Reformed Church, Cambridge
