Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Richmond explained

Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Richmond
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Diocese:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark
Deanery:Mortlake
Parish:East Sheen
Founded Date:November 1953
Architect:Frank Broadbent of Goodhart-Rendel, Broadbent & Curtis[1]
Years Built:1953–54
Dedicated Date:June 1971
Priest:Monsignor William Saunders
Location:222 Sheen Road, Richmond TW10 5AN
Country:United Kingdom
Coordinates:51.4624°N -0.2852°W

Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Richmond is a Roman Catholic church in Sheen Road, Richmond, London. It serves the East Sheen parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark and, as it is close to Richmond's boundary with East Sheen, is often known as Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, East Sheen.

It was the first church to be designed by architect F G (Frank) Broadbent[2] (1909–1983)[3] [4] (of Goodhart-Rendel, Broadbent and Curtis).

The foundation stone was laid in November 1953 by the Rt Reverend Monsignor Cyril Cowderoy, Roman Catholic Bishop of Southwark. The church opened on 9 May 1954 and was expanded in 1963. The consecration, by Archbishop Cyril Cowderoy, did not take place until June 1971.[2] A new parish hall was built in 1992.[2]

The church became a parish in its own right in 1959.[2] Its priest is Monsignor William Saunders.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: The Buildings of England – London 2: South . . . 1983 . London . 519 . 0 14 0710 47 7.
  2. Web site: Our history . Our Lady Queen of Peace Church . 8 May 2015.
  3. News: Obituary . . 21 January 1983 . 3 April 2014.
  4. Web site: Francis George Broadbent . . 4 March 2014.
  5. Web site: Our Lady, Queen of Peace . . Parish Directory . 18 June 2014.