Christ Church, East Sheen

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Christ Church, East Sheen
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Christ Church, East Sheen
51°27′37.0″N0°16′30.4″W / 51.460278°N 0.275111°W / 51.460278; -0.275111
CountryEngland
Denomination Church of England
Website www.christchurcheastsheen.org.uk
History
Consecrated 13 January 1864
Architecture
Years built1862–64
Specifications
Materials stone
Administration
Diocese Southwark
Archdeaconry Wandsworth
Deanery Richmond & Barnes
Parish Mortlake with East Sheen
Clergy
Bishop Christopher Chessun
Vicar Rev Jonathan Haynes (Team Rector)
Laity
Reader Paul Russenberger William Arnold
Organist/Director of music James Druce BMus(Hons), LRAM, PGCert
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated25 June 1983
Reference no.1080841
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Christ Church East Sheen

Christ Church, East Sheen, is a Church of England church in East Sheen in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The church has a weekly Eucharist at 10am; weekly Messy Church from 3:30pm on a Monday (term time), monthly Choral Evensong 5pm on 3rd Sunday and weekly Holy Communion (Communion, Coffee and Cake) according to the Book of Common Prayer 10:30am Wednesdays and monthly on the 1st Sunday 8am.

There is a full musical life at Christ Church, with regular adult choir, choristers and choral scholars, as well as a Spring/Summer recital series in June and July. The church welcomes numerous external groups and artists who rehearse and perform.

The adjacent Community Hall was built in 2016 and is used for parties, clubs and groups.

There is a defibrillator next to the south door.

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Church entrance

An early work of the architect Arthur Blomfield, [1] who was assisted by the architect and author Thomas Hardy the church building, which is in stone, was erected between 1862 and 1864 and extended in 1887. [2] It was built on farmland at the entrance of East Sheen Common. It was originally planned to be opened in April 1863; however, the tower collapsed shortly before completion and had to be rebuilt. The church was finally completed and consecrated nine months later, on 13 January 1864. [3] The building is Grade II listed, [4] as are the wrought iron railings around the building to the south and west. [5] In 2024 the lighting system in the church was replaced thanks to a legacy from the late Edward Steers, former Reader of the parish.

Christ Church is part of the Mortlake with East Sheen Team Ministry which includes St Mary the Virgin, Mortlake and All Saints Church, East Sheen.

Mortlake Quiet Gardens are based around the landscaped churchyard and are affiliated to The Quiet Garden Trust. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Blomfield, Sir Arthur" (PDF). Local architects. Barnes and Mortlake History Society. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Cherry, Bridget and Pevsner, Nicolaus (1983). The Buildings of England – London 2: South. London: Penguin Books. pp. 470–471. ISBN   0-14-0710-47-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Halfpenny Green – Postcards from Barnes and Mortlake. Barnes and Mortlake History Society. 1995. pp. 40–41. ISBN   0-948251-78-6.
  4. ↑ Historic England (25 June 1983). "Christ Church (1080841)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Historic England (25 June 1983). "Railings to Christ Church (1080842)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Mortlake Quiet Gardens". The Quiet Garden Trust . Retrieved 5 October 2016.
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