All Saints Church, East Sheen Explained

All Saints Church, East Sheen
Denomination:Church of England
Diocese:SOUTHWARK
Parish:Mortlake with East Sheen
Deanery:Richmond & Barnes
Archdeaconry:Wandsworth
Founded Date:1928
Architect:J E Newberry & C W Fowler
Materials:red brick
Groundbreaking:Foundation stone laid on 28 October 1928
Consecrated Date:All Saints' Day 1929
Years Built:1929
Bishop:Christopher Chessun
Vicar:Rev Alex Barrow
Warden:Jean Anderson; Tim Catchpole
Parishadmin:Sarah Gardiner
Location:East Sheen Avenue, East Sheen, London SW14
Country:United Kingdom
Coordinates:51.4624°N -0.2618°W

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.[1]

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).[2] [3]

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.[3]

The architects were J E Newberry & C W Fowler.[4]

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.[2]

The terracotta Stations of the Cross were sculpted by Nathan David.[2]

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.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All Saints . The Parish of Mortlake with East Sheen . Our churches . 30 December 2014.
  2. Web site: About All Saints . All Saints Church, East Sheen . 30 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150317235514/http://www.allsaintschurch.org.uk/hire-space . 17 March 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  3. Book: Halfpenny Green – Postcards from Barnes and Mortlake. 40–41. Picton. 0-948251-78-6.
  4. Book: The Buildings of England – London 2: South . . Cherry, Bridget . Bridget Cherry . Pevsner, Nicolaus . Nikolaus Pevsner . 1983 . London . 470 . 0 14 0710 47 7.
  5. Web site: Details of church . . East Sheen, All Saints . 30 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141230114908/http://www.southwark.anglican.org/parishes/175h3 . 30 December 2014 . dead . dmy-all .