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St Anne's Church, Kew
The Parish Church of St Anne, Kew
St Anne's and Kew War Memorial in spring
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51°29′02″N 0°17′16″W / 51.4838°N 0.2879°W / 51.4838; -0.2879
LocationKew Green, Kew, Richmond TW9 3AA
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
DenominationChurch of England
Websitesaintanne-kew.org.uk/kew-green
History
Founded1714
Founder(s)Queen Anne
Dedication12 May 1714[1]
Architecture
Years built18/19/20c
Administration
DioceseSouthwark
Episcopal areaKingston
ArchdeaconryWandsworth
DeaneryRichmond & Barnes
ParishSt Anne, Kew
Clergy
Bishop(s)Christopher Chessun
Vicar(s)Revd Canon Dr Giles Fraser
AssistantRevd Canon Nick Darby; Revd Canon Tim Marwood
ArchdeaconJohn Kiddle
Laity
Organist/Director of musicJulian Kelly
Churchwarden(s)Cate Lyon, John Mortley
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameParish Church of St Anne
Designated10 January 1950
Reference no.1194022

St Anne's Church, Kew, is a parish church in Kew in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The building, which dates from 1714 and is Grade II* listed,[2] forms the central focus of Kew Green. The raised churchyard, which is on three sides of the church,[3] has two Grade II* listed monuments – the tombs of the artists Johan Zoffany (d. 1816)[4] and Thomas Gainsborough (d. 1788).[5] The French Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro (1830–1903), who stayed in 1892 at 10 Kew Green,[6] portrayed St Anne's in his painting Church at Kew (1892).[7]

Services

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On Sundays the church holds a traditional Said Eucharist, a Sung Eucharist and (on the first Sunday of the month) Choral Evensong.[8]

Music

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St Anne's Church houses a 19th-century pipe organ[9] and is a venue for concerts,[10] including those of the local orchestra, Kew Sinfonia.[11]

History

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Founded in 1714 as a chapel within the parish of Kingston on land given by Queen Anne[3] St Anne's Church has been extended several times since, as the settlement of Kew grew with royal patronage. In 1770, King George III undertook to pay for the first extension, designed by Joshua Kirby[3] who, four years later, was buried in the churchyard. The church became a parish church in its own right in 1788.[12] In 1805, a new south aisle, designed by Robert Browne,[13] was added, along with a gallery for the royal family's own use. Under King William IV it was further extended in 1837 by Sir Jeffry Wyattville.[13] A mausoleum designed by the architect Benjamin Ferrey[13] was added in 1851 and an eastern extension, including a dome in 1882/84, to the design of Henry Stock.[14] Further extensions occurred in 1902, 1979 and 1988.[1] The interior of the roof was repainted in 2013. To mark the church's tercentenary in 2014, a new baptismal font was installed.[15]

St Anne's present parish hall, which is at right angles to the church and incorporates the previous choir vestry, was built in 1978. Its design echoes the materials and forms of the church building.[3]

A collection of funerary hatchments honouring deceased royal or noble parishioners is on display in front of the church gallery, flanking a rare representation of Queen Anne's coat of arms. A hatchment commemorating George III's son, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, was hung in the church in 1821 and is now in the collection of the Museum of Richmond.[16] Inside the church are fine memorials, including ones to the family of Sir William Jackson Hooker.[17]

Just outside the church walls on its south side, is the Kew War Memorial, in the form of a large stone cross, commemorating the local soldiers who fell in the First and Second World Wars.[18] Their names are listed not on the memorial but inside the church on a monument by William Sharpington.[19][18]

Since 2022, Canon Giles Fraser serves as Vicar of St Anne's, Kew,[20][21] where Anthony Saxton (1934–2015) was formerly churchwarden.

Events

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Baptisms

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Marriages

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Burials

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Formerly buried at St Anne's

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Church exterior

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Church interior

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  • Interior of St Anne's Church
    Interior of St Anne's Church

Tombs and memorials

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Cummings, Rosie (August 2007). "St Anne's Church. Kew Green, Kew. London Borough of Richmond: an archaeological watching brief" (PDF). Compass Archaeology. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  2. ^ Historic England (10 January 1950). "Parish Church of St Anne (1194022)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "The History of St Anne's Church, Kew". St Anne's Church, Kew. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b Historic England (25 June 1983). "Churchyard of Church of St Anne, to East of Church (1357735)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  5. ^ Historic England (10 January 1950). "Churchyard of Church of St Anne, to South of Church (1065407)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  6. ^ Richardson, David. "Pissarro's home on Kew Green". London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Church at Kew". Camille Pissarro. WikiArt. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Worship". St Anne's Church, Kew. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  9. ^ www.npor.org.uk
  10. ^ "Concerts and Events at St. Anne's". St Anne's Church, Kew. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Kew Sinfonia". Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  12. ^ www.surreygraveyards.org.uk
  13. ^ a b c Cherry, Bridget and Pevsner, Nikolaus (1983). The Buildings of England – London 2: South. London: Penguin Books. p. 503. ISBN 0-14-0710-47-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Cherry, Bridget and Pevsner, Nikolaus (2002). London 2: South. The Buildings of England. New Haven, US and London: Yale University Press. p. 503. ISBN 978-0-300-09651-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "The Font". St Anne's Church, Kew. March 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  16. ^ "Hatchment from St Anne's Church, Kew, 1821". Highlights of the Collection. Museum of Richmond. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  17. ^ "Kew Church Monuments". The Second Website of Bob Speel. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  18. ^ a b Mollett, Marian (2015). "Remembering the Men of Kew" (PDF). Richmond History: Journal of the Richmond Local History Society. 36: 10–23. ISSN 0263-0958. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  19. ^ Craven, Stephen (29 November 2012). "War Memorial on Kew Green". Geograph Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  20. ^ www.gov.uk
  21. ^ www.richmondandbarnesdeanery.org
  22. ^ www.burkespeerage.com
  23. ^ Weir, Alison (1996). Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (revised edition). Pimlico, London: Random House. ISBN 978-071267448-5.
  24. ^ a b c d e "St Anne's Church, Kew Green" (PDF). Local History Notes from Richmond Libraries’ Local Studies Collection. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  25. ^ Pagnamenta, Frank. "Royal Gardeners at Kew – The Aitons". Richmond Local History Society.
  26. ^ "Aiton, William (1731–1793), horticulturist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/260. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  27. ^ "Aiton, William Townsend (1766–1849), horticulturist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/262. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  28. ^ "Aiton, William (1731–1793), horticulturist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/260. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  29. ^ Verdcourt, Bernard (1987). "John Patrick Micklethwait Brenan". Kew Bulletin. 42 (2): 286–29. JSTOR 4109685.
  30. ^ www.rct.uk
  31. ^ www.royalacademy.org.uk
  32. ^ Howard, Joseph Jackson. Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica, Vol. II, Hamilton, Adams, and Co., London, 1876, p. 13.
  33. ^ Lysons, Daniel (1796). "Appendix: Corrections to volume 1, Burials in the Kew Church". The Environs of London: Counties of Herts, Essex & Kent. London: Institute of Historical Research. p. 459. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  34. ^ "Biography of Sir Richard Levett (1629−1711), and his family". Manuscripts and Special Collections. University of Nottingham. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  35. ^ www.kew.org
  36. ^ Knowles, Rachel (8 April 2013). "Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge". Regency History. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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