St John the Divine, Richmond

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St John the Divine, Richmond
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St John the Divine from St John's Road, Richmond
St John the Divine, Richmond
51°27′51″N0°18′01″W / 51.4642°N 0.3003°W / 51.4642; -0.3003 Coordinates: 51°27′51″N0°18′01″W / 51.4642°N 0.3003°W / 51.4642; -0.3003
Location Richmond, London
CountryEngland
Denomination Church of England
Website www.richmondteamministry.org/stjohn
History
Founded1831
Associated people Vigo Auguste Demant (vicar from 1933 to 1942)
Architecture
Architect(s) Lewis Vulliamy (original building); Arthur Grove (later additions and church hall)
Style Early Gothic revival
Completed1836
Administration
Province Canterbury
Diocese Southwark
Episcopal areaKingston
Archdeaconry Wandsworth
Deanery Richmond & Barnes
Parish St John the Divine, Richmond
Clergy
Archbishop Justin Welby
Bishop(s) Christopher Chessun
Vicar(s) Neil Summers [1]
Laity
Reader(s)
  • Gill Doling
  • Ruth Martin [1]
Parish administratorLiz Roberts [2]
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameChurch of St John the Divine
Designated10 January 1950
Reference no.1194182

St John the Divine, Richmond, in the Anglican Diocese of Southwark, is a Grade II listed church [3] on Kew Road, in Richmond, London, near Richmond railway station. Built in 1836, and a parish in its own right since 1838, it was designed by Lewis Vulliamy [4] in the Early Gothic Revival architectural style. [3]

Contents

Since 1996 St John the Divine has been part of the Richmond Team Ministry, which also includes the churches of St Mary Magdalene and St Matthias. [5] [6]

History

Richmond grew rapidly during the 18th and early 19th centuries. [7] By the 1820s, Richmond's original parish church, St Mary Magdalene, was too small., [8] quoted in Brown, Ingrid (10 September 2011). "St.Matthias' Church and the Medievalism of Sir George Gilbert Scott". The Victoria Web. Retrieved 16 April 2015.</ref> Having recognised the need for another chapel, the vestry commissioned new construction by 1831. The new building, St John the Divine, was completed in 1836., [9] quoted in Brown, Ingrid (10 September 2011). "St.Matthias' Church and the Medievalism of Sir George Gilbert Scott". The Victoria Web. Retrieved 16 April 2015.</ref> It was built from 1831 to 1836 on a site provided by local resident and landowner, William Selwyn (1775–1855); the architect was Lewis Vulliamy. Bridget Cherry and Nikolaus Pevsner criticise Vulliamy's "craziest W spire and senseless flying buttresses from the W porches up to the nave" but describe Grove's east end (added in the early 20th century) as "a fine composition". [4]

In 1838 it became a parish church in its own right. [10]

Organ

The organ, built by Beale and Thynne, was dedicated in December 1896. [11] Described as "a virtually unaltered work of Victorian artistry", it has been fully restored. [12]

20th-century additions

A chancel, south chapel and vestries were added in 1904–1905; they were designed by Arthur Grove. [4] In 1908, Nathaniel Westlake painted the sanctuary ceiling with illustrations of the Book of Revelation, chapter 14, and created the triptych behind the altar. [4] [11] Westlake also painted the Stations of the Cross, which are now missing; they were replaced between 1955 and 1970 by reliefs in Nabresina stone carved by Freda Skinner. [4] Eric Gill carved the stonework on the triptych and over the sacristy door. [11] [13] The Calvary sculpture on the east end facing St John's Road was carved by Richard Garbe. [14]

The church hall, in brick, was built in 1911. [4]

In 1980–1981 adaptations were made to the church to enable it be used occasionally for concerts and to provide a meeting room, toilet facilities and residential accommodation. [15] The architects were Dry Hastwell Butlin Bicknell, [4] a partnership of David Dry (1934–2011), Vince Hastwell, George Butlin and Roger Bicknell. [16]

21st-century restoration

The reredos in the Lady Chapel was restored in the early 21st century by Howell and Bellion. [17]

People

Vigo Auguste Demant (1893–1983), vicar at St John the Divine from 1933 to 1942, became a Canon of St Paul's Cathedral and an Oxford University professor. A regular broadcaster on the BBC's Third Programme in the 1950s, [18] he served on the committee that produced the 1957 Wolfenden report which recommended that "homosexual behaviour between consenting adults in private should no longer be a criminal offence". [19]

Worship

The church's style of worship is described as "modern/liberal Catholic". [20] Eucharist is celebrated at 11.00 am on Sundays and 7:00 pm on Tuesdays. [21]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Meet the team". Richmond Team Ministry. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Contact Us". Richmond Team Ministry. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 Historic England (10 January 1950). "Church of St John the Divine (1194182)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cherry, Bridget and Pevsner, Nicolaus (1983). The Buildings of England  – London 2: South. London: Penguin Books. p. 517. ISBN   0-14-0710-47-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  6. ↑ "History of Richmond Team Ministry". Richmond Team Ministry. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  7. ↑ Cloake, John (1991). Richmond Past: A Visual History of Richmond, Kew, Petersham and Ham. London: Historical Publications. p. 69. ISBN   0-948667-14-1.
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  9. ↑ Cloake, John (1991). Richmond Past: A Visual History of Richmond, Kew, Petersham and Ham. London: Historical Publications. p. 92. ISBN   0-948667-14-1.
  10. ↑ Velluet, Paul (2008). St Matthias’ Church, Richmond: A Guide and History. The Friends of St. Matthias.
  11. 1 2 3 "History of St John the Divine". Richmond Team Ministry. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  12. ↑ Bundy, Michael (July 1993). "The Beale and Thynne Organ in St John the Divine, Richmond". BIOS Reporter. British Institute of Organ Studies. XVII (3). Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  13. ↑ Cave, Leonard (1997). "Eric Gill in Richmond and Kingston". Richmond History. 18: 3–6.
  14. ↑ Bunnage, Paul; Barr, Alyson (2017). St John the Divine: A brief Guide to the Church.
  15. ↑ "Richmond & Barnes Deanery; Richmond, St John the Divine". Diocese of Southwark . Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  16. ↑ "Past Masters – Obituary: David Dry 1934–2011". RIBA Journal : 20. September 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
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  19. ↑ Report of the Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution (1957). London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
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