Photograph Notes: Corrugated iron was developed by 1829 and the process of coating the iron with zinc (galvanizing) was patented in 1837, thus greatly increasing the life of corrugated iron sheets. Manufacturers began producing it for the construction of prefabricated buildings, since the material was light, strong and easy to cut into sheets, and by the late 19th century a number of manufacturers offered mass-produced corrugated iron buildings in kit form - such as churches, chapels and school houses - and these could be bought from a catalogue. A kit would comprise a prefabricated timber frame, usually erected on a brick foundation. The roof and walls were clad on the outside with corrugated sheets and on the inside with good quality tongue and groove boarding, usually with a sheet of felt between the wood and iron. The original "tin tabernacle" at Tring Station [[1588369]] was replaced in 1902 by the current building, which was given to the local people by J. G. Williams who owned the nearby Pendley estate. He thought the workers in the railway cottages adjacent to Tring Station should have somewhere to worship, and that to walk to Aldbury was too far. Thus, in the prevailing fashion of the time, a prefabricated "tin tabernacle" was erected for their use. In 1917 the original building was moved some miles away to Puttenham where it still exists [[1587683]]. It appears that the Tring "Iron Room" has been renovated at some time in its recent history when its original corrugated iron sheeting was replaced; see [[1587321]]. See also: [[1587269]]; [[1587272]]; [[1587277]]; [[1587285]]; [[1587290]]; [[1587297]]; [[1587300]]; [[1587304]]; [[1587310]]; [[1587314]]

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