All Saints Church, East Sheen

All Saints Church, East Sheen
51°27′44.8″N 0°15′42.6″W / 51.462444°N 0.261833°W / 51.462444; -0.261833Coordinates: 51°27′44.8″N 0°15′42.6″W / 51.462444°N 0.261833°W / 51.462444; -0.261833
Country United Kingdom
Denomination Church of England
Website www.allsaintschurch.org.uk
History
Consecrated All Saints' Day 1929
Architecture
Architect(s) J E Newberry & C W Fowler[1]
Groundbreaking Foundation stone laid on 28 October 1928
Specifications
Materials red brick[1]
Administration
Parish Mortlake with East Sheen
Deanery Richmond & Barnes
Archdeaconry Wandsworth
Diocese SOUTHWARK
Clergy
Bishop(s) Christopher Chessun
Vicar(s) Father Stuart Lee[2]
Laity
Churchwarden(s) Mary Lynne Jones; Tim Catchpole
Parish administrator Sarah Gardiner

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. The Team Vicar is Stuart Lee. 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

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).[4][5]

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.[5]

The architects were J E Newberry & C W Fowler.[1]

Fire destroyed much of the nave in 1963, and the roof was later rebuilt.[6]

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.[4]

The terracotta Stations of the Cross were sculpted by Nathan David.[4]

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.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cherry, Bridget and Pevsner, Nicolaus (1983). The Buildings of England – London 2: South. London: Penguin Books. p. 470. ISBN 0 14 0710 47 7.
  2. "Our vicar". All Saints Church, East Sheen. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  3. "All Saints". Our churches. The Parish of Mortlake with East Sheen. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "About All Saints". All Saints Church, East Sheen. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  5. 1 2 Halfpenny Green – Postcards from Barnes and Mortlake. Picton. pp. 40–41. ISBN 0-948251-78-6.
  6. "Details of church". East Sheen, All Saints. Diocese of Southwark. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

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