All Saints Church, East Sheen
All Saints Church, East Sheen | |
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51°27′44.8″N 0°15′42.6″W / 51.462444°N 0.261833°W | |
Location | East Sheen Avenue, East Sheen, London SW14 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Church of England |
Website | www |
History | |
Founded | 1928[1] |
Consecrated | All Saints' Day 1929 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | J E Newberry & C W Fowler[2] |
Years built | 1929[2] |
Groundbreaking | Foundation stone laid on 28 October 1928 |
Specifications | |
Materials | red brick[2] |
Administration | |
Diocese | SOUTHWARK |
Archdeaconry | Wandsworth |
Deanery | Richmond & Barnes |
Parish | Mortlake with East Sheen |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Christopher Chessun |
Vicar(s) | Rev Alex Barrow |
Laity | |
Churchwarden(s) | Jean Anderson; Tim Catchpole |
Parish administrator | Sarah Gardiner |
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All Saints Church, East Sheen, is a church in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, located at the junction of East Sheen Avenue and Park Avenue in East Sheen. All Saints Church is a member of the Anglican Communion and the Church of England and the style of worship is Modern Catholic. There are three regular Sunday services at 8:00am, 10:00am and at midday.[3]
The building
[edit]Built to serve the growing suburb of East Sheen, the building's foundation stone was laid on 28 October 1928 by Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (who was then the Duchess of York and later became Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother).[1][4]
The church was built on land bequeathed under the will of Major Shepherd-Cross, MP for Bolton, who lived at nearby Palewell Lodge from 1896 until his death in 1913. It was consecrated on All Saints' Day 1929.[4]
The architects were J E Newberry & C W Fowler.[2]
Fire destroyed much of the nave in 1963, and the roof was later rebuilt.[5]
The building includes a stained glass window commemorating Suzy Lamplugh, the estate agent who went missing in 1986, and who was, with her family, a member of All Saints congregation. The window was installed in her memory in 1996.[1]
The terracotta Stations of the Cross were sculpted by Nathan David.[1]
The church has a lady chapel which is used for the early morning service on Sundays and for other services during the week. There is also a church hall.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "About All Saints". All Saints Church, East Sheen. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d Cherry, Bridget; Pevsner, Nicolaus (1983). The Buildings of England – London 2: South. London: Penguin Books. p. 470. ISBN 0 14 0710 47 7.
- ^ "All Saints". Our churches. The Parish of Mortlake with East Sheen. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ a b Halfpenny Green – Postcards from Barnes and Mortlake. Picton. pp. 40–41. ISBN 0-948251-78-6.
- ^ "Details of church". East Sheen, All Saints. Diocese of Southwark. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.