Christ Church, East Sheen
Christ Church, East Sheen | |
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51°27′37.0″N 0°16′30.4″W / 51.460278°N 0.275111°WCoordinates: 51°27′37.0″N 0°16′30.4″W / 51.460278°N 0.275111°W | |
Country | England, United Kingdom |
Denomination | Church of England |
Website | www |
History | |
Consecrated | 13 January 1864 |
Architecture | |
Years built | 1862–64 |
Specifications | |
Materials | stone |
Administration | |
Parish | Mortlake with East Sheen |
Deanery | Richmond & Barnes |
Archdeaconry | Wandsworth |
Diocese | Southwark |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Christopher Chessun |
Laity | |
Churchwarden(s) | John Ancock Lindsay Ancock |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Designated | 25 June 1983 |
Reference no. | 1080841 |
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Christ Church, East Sheen, is a Church of England church on Christ Church Road, East Sheen, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Its vicar is Rev David Guest.[1] Sunday services are held at 8 am and 10 am, with baptisms on the first Sunday of the month at noon. Evensong is held at 5 pm.[2]
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An early work of the architect Arthur Blomfield,[3] the church building, which is in stone, was erected between 1862 and 1864 and extended in 1887.[4] It was built on farmland at the entrance of East Sheen Common. It was originally planned to be opened in April 1863; however, the tower collapsed shortly before completion and had to be rebuilt. The church was finally completed and consecrated nine months later, on 13 January 1864.[5] The building is Grade II listed,[6] as are the wrought iron railings around the building to the south and west.[7]
Mortlake Quiet Gardens are based around the landscaped churchyard and are affiliated to The Quiet Garden Trust.[8]
References[]
- ^ "Vicar". Christ Church, East Sheen. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "Christ Church". Our churches. The Parish of Mortlake with East Sheen. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "Blomfield, Sir Arthur" (PDF). Local architects. Barnes and Mortlake History Society. p. 2. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ Cherry, Bridget and Pevsner, Nicolaus (1983). The Buildings of England – London 2: South. London: Penguin Books. pp. 470–471. ISBN 0 14 0710 47 7.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ Halfpenny Green – Postcards from Barnes and Mortlake. Barnes and Mortlake History Society. 1995. pp. 40–41. ISBN 0-948251-78-6.
- ^ Historic England (25 June 1983). "Christ Church (1080841)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ Historic England (25 June 1983). "Railings to Christ Church (1080842)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Mortlake Quiet Gardens". The Quiet Garden Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
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- 1864 establishments in England
- 19th-century Church of England church buildings
- Anglican Diocese of Southwark
- Arthur Blomfield church buildings
- Church of England church buildings in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
- Churches completed in 1887
- East Sheen
- Gardens in religion
- Grade II listed churches in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames