St Anne's Church, Kew Explained

St Anne's Church, Kew
Fullname:The Parish Church of St Anne, Kew
Denomination:Church of England
Diocese:Southwark
Parish:St Anne, Kew
Archdeaconry:Wandsworth
Deanery:Richmond & Barnes
Episcopalarea:Kingston
Founded Date:1714
Founder:Queen Anne
Years Built:18/19/20c
Dedication:12 May 1714
Bishop:Christopher Chessun
Archdeacon:John Kiddle
Vicar:Revd Canon Dr Giles Fraser
Assistant:Revd Canon Nick Darby; Revd Canon Tim Marwood
Organistdom:Julian Kelly
Warden:Cate Lyon, John Mortley
Location:Kew Green, Kew, Richmond TW9 3AA
Country:England, United Kingdom
Coordinates:51.4838°N -0.2879°W
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Designation1:Grade II*
Designation1 Date:10 January 1950
Designation1 Offname:Parish Church of St Anne
Designation1 Number:1194022

St Anne's Church, Kew, is a parish church in Kew in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The building, which dates from 1714 and is Grade II* listed, forms the central focus of Kew Green. The raised churchyard, which is on three sides of the church, has two Grade II* listed monuments – the tombs of the artists Johan Zoffany (d. 1816) and Thomas Gainsborough (d. 1788). The French Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro (1830–1903), who stayed in 1892 at 10 Kew Green,[1] portrayed St Anne's in his painting Church at Kew (1892).[2]

Services

On Sundays the church holds a traditional Said Eucharist, a Sung Eucharist and (on the first Sunday of the month) Choral Evensong.[3]

Music

St Anne's Church houses a 19th-century pipe organ[4] and is a venue for concerts,[5] including those of the local orchestra, Kew Sinfonia.[6]

History

Founded in 1714 as a chapel within the parish of Kingston on land given by Queen Anne[7] St Anne's Church has been extended several times since, as the settlement of Kew grew with royal patronage. In 1770, King George III undertook to pay for the first extension, designed by Joshua Kirby[7] who, four years later, was buried in the churchyard. The church became a parish church in its own right in 1788.[8] In 1805, a new south aisle, designed by Robert Browne,[9] was added, along with a gallery for the royal family's own use. Under King William IV it was further extended in 1837 by Sir Jeffry Wyattville.[9] A mausoleum designed by the architect Benjamin Ferrey[9] was added in 1851 and an eastern extension, including a dome in 1882/84, to the design of Henry Stock.[10] Further extensions occurred in 1902, 1979 and 1988.[11] The interior of the roof was repainted in 2013. To mark the church's tercentenary in 2014, a new baptismal font was installed.[12]

St Anne's present parish hall, which is at right angles to the church and incorporates the previous choir vestry, was built in 1978. Its design echoes the materials and forms of the church building.[7]

A collection of funerary hatchments honouring deceased royal or noble parishioners is on display in front of the church gallery, flanking a rare representation of Queen Anne's coat of arms. A hatchment commemorating George III's son, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, was hung in the church in 1821 and is now in the collection of the Museum of Richmond.[13] Inside the church are fine memorials, including ones to the family of Sir William Jackson Hooker.[14]

Just outside the church walls on its south side, is the Kew War Memorial, in the form of a large stone cross, commemorating the local soldiers who fell in the First and Second World Wars.[15] Their names are listed not on the memorial but inside the church on a monument by William Sharpington.[16]

Since 2022, Canon Giles Fraser serves as Vicar of St Anne's, Kew,[17] [18] where Anthony Saxton (1934–2015) was formerly churchwarden.

Events

Baptisms

Marriages

Burials

Formerly buried at St Anne's

Gallery

Tombs and memorials

See also

External links

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pissarro's home on Kew Green . . Richardson, David . 30 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131017191630/http://www.richmondlibraries.net/rca1/details.asp?Image_ID=230&SearchArea=0KE&SearchSubject=&SearchYear1=0&SearchYear2=0&Gallery=&Map=1 . 17 October 2013 . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Church at Kew . . Camille Pissarro . 29 March 2015.
  3. Web site: Worship . St Anne's Church, Kew . 29 February 2024.
  4. https://npor.org.uk/survey/N13770 www.npor.org.uk
  5. Web site: Concerts and Events at St. Anne's. St Anne's Church, Kew . 5 July 2020.
  6. Web site: Kew Sinfonia. 14 July 2017.
  7. Web site: The History of St Anne's Church, Kew . 29 February 2024 . St Anne's Church, Kew .
  8. https://www.surreygraveyards.org.uk/richmond/kewsta.shtml www.surreygraveyards.org.uk
  9. Book: The Buildings of England – London 2: South . . . 1983 . London . 503 . 0-14-0710-47-7.
  10. Book: London 2: South. The Buildings of England . . . 2002 . New Haven, US and London . 503 . 978-0-300-09651-4.
  11. Web site: St Anne's Church. Kew Green, Kew. London Borough of Richmond: an archaeological watching brief . Rosie . Cummings . August 2007 . 5 June 2015. Compass Archaeology.
  12. Web site: The Font . St Anne's Church, Kew . March 2014 . 17 July 2017.
  13. Web site: Hatchment from St Anne's Church, Kew, 1821 . . Highlights of the Collection . 29 February 2024.
  14. Web site: Kew Church Monuments. The Second Website of Bob Speel. 1 March 2024.
  15. Remembering the Men of Kew . Mollett, Marian . . 2015 . 36 . 10–23. 4 November 2023. 0263-0958.
  16. Web site: War Memorial on Kew Green. Craven, Stephen. Geograph Britain and Ireland. 29 November 2012. 5 June 2015.
  17. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/canon-residentiary-in-the-cathedral-of-st-paul www.gov.uk
  18. https://richmondandbarnesdeanery.org/rev-giles-fraser-on-unherd/ www.richmondandbarnesdeanery.org
  19. https://www.burkespeerage.com/ www.burkespeerage.com
  20. Book: Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (revised edition) . . . 1996 . . 978-071267448-5.
  21. Web site: Pagnamenta . Frank . Royal Gardeners at Kew – The Aitons . Richmond Local History Society.
  22. Web site: Aiton, William (1731–1793), horticulturist . 2023-05-12 . . en . 10.1093/ref:odnb/260.
  23. Web site: Aiton, William Townsend (1766–1849), horticulturist . 2023-05-12 . . en . 10.1093/ref:odnb/262.
  24. Web site: Aiton, William (1731–1793), horticulturist . 2023-05-12 . . en . 10.1093/ref:odnb/260.
  25. Web site: St Anne's Church, Kew Green . . Local History Notes from Richmond Libraries’ Local Studies Collection. 1 July 2015.
  26. Verdcourt . Bernard . 1987 . John Patrick Micklethwait Brenan . . 42 . 2 . 286–29. 4109685 .
  27. https://www.rct.uk/collection/1053787/the-church-catechism-and-rite-of-confirmation-explained-and-ilustrated-in-a www.rct.uk
  28. https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/name/joshua-kirby www.royalacademy.org.uk
  29. Howard, Joseph Jackson. Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica, Vol. II, Hamilton, Adams, and Co., London, 1876, p. 13.
  30. Web site: Appendix: Corrections to volume 1, Burials in the Kew Church . . . 1796 . London . 4 . 459 . The Environs of London: Counties of Herts, Essex & Kent . 14 December 2012 .
  31. Web site: Biography of Sir Richard Levett (1629−1711), and his family . . Manuscripts and Special Collections . 8 December 2013.
  32. https://www.kew.org/read-and-watch/kews-old-lions www.kew.org
  33. Web site: Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge. Knowles, Rachel. Regency History. 8 April 2013. 5 July 2020.

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