First Church of Christ, Scientist, Richmond

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First Church of Christ, Scientist, Richmond
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First Church of Christ, Scientist, Richmond
51°27′39″N0°18′01″W / 51.4609°N 0.3003°W / 51.4609; -0.3003 Coordinates: 51°27′39″N0°18′01″W / 51.4609°N 0.3003°W / 51.4609; -0.3003
Location35 Sheen Road, Richmond, London TW9 1AD
Country England, United Kingdom
Denomination Christian Science
Website www.fccsrichmond.org.uk
Architecture
Functional statusactive
Architect(s) W Braxton Sinclair and Barton [1]
Groundbreaking 1939
Completed1953

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. [2]

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Architecture

It was built between 1939 and 1953; the architects were W. Braxton Sinclair [1] (who also designed the Grade II listed [3] First Church of Christ Scientist in Bromley) [4] and Barton. [1] Bridget Cherry and Nikolaus Pevsner describe it as having "heavily modelled red brickwork, with some free Baroque details". [1]

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. [2]

The building includes a reading room. [2]

The church is registered (number 81398) as a place of worship in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cherry, Bridget; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1983). The Buildings of England – London 2: South. London: Penguin Books. p. 519. ISBN   0-14-0710-47-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 "Welcome". First Church of Christ, Scientist, Richmond. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  3. Historic England (22 January 1990). "First Church of Christ Scientist (1253930)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. "Art Deco Buildings: London examples". London Footprints. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  5. Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 81398; Name: First Church of Christ, Scientist, Richmond; Denomination: Christian Scientists. ( Archived version of list from April 2010 ; subsequent updates )