First Church of Christ, Scientist, Richmond explained

First Church of Christ, Scientist, Richmond
Coordinates:51.4609°N -0.3003°W
Denomination:Christian Science
Functional Status:active
Architect:W Braxton Sinclair and Barton
Groundbreaking:1939
Completed Date:1953
Location:35 Sheen Road, Richmond, London TW9 1AD
Country:England, United Kingdom

First Church of Christ, Scientist, Richmond, is a church on Sheen Road, Richmond, London. It is a branch of The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 1879.[1]

Architecture

It was built between 1939 and 1953; the architects were W. Braxton Sinclair[2] (who also designed the Grade II listed First Church of Christ Scientist in Bromley)[3] and Barton.[2] Bridget Cherry and Nikolaus Pevsner describe it as having "heavily modelled red brickwork, with some free Baroque details".[2]

Services and activities

On Sunday mornings there is a church service and also a Sunday school for people under 20. A weekly testimony meeting is held on Wednesdays evenings.

The building includes a reading room.

The church is registered (number 81398) as a place of worship in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Welcome . First Church of Christ, Scientist, Richmond . 19 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130218040722/http://www.fccsrichmond.org.uk/index.php . 18 February 2013 .
  2. Book: The Buildings of England – London 2: South . . Cherry, Bridget. 1983 . London . 519 . 0-14-0710-47-7.
  3. Web site: Art Deco Buildings: London examples . London Footprints . 19 January 2013.