Mormon Chapel Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge

Mormon Chapel, Cambridge

History of the Mormon Chapel

This church took four years to build and was completed in 1965. Much of the building was done by local members who donated according to their means. About £16,000 came from the 280 local Mormons in annual tithes. The building cost £80,000 and incorporates a gymnasium, stage and large kitchen. It was Cambridge’s first Mormon church and at the time it was built was the latest of about 70 in the UK.

The architect, American L M Seeley, was interviewed in 1964 by the Cambridge News. “We finish a church every ten days in this country, and yet we are building only half as fast as we are converting people.”

Sources: Cambridge News (Cambridgeshire Collection)

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1965 01 25 — New Mormon church

The new Mormon Church in Queen Edith’s Way – the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints – is an imposing structure with a simple interior. The neat and modern design incorporates a sports room marked out with a basketball court. It was constructed using many hours of voluntary labour, many not members of that faith, and will be open to all.

Credit: Mike Petty Archive, Cambridge Cherryhinton Road Scrapbook 1897 to 1990, reference 65 01 25a. (The scrapbook adds: “dedicated in 1967 when completely paid for” [11.8].)