St Mary's Church, Barnes

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The Parish Church of St Mary, Barnes
51°28′30″N0°14′28″W / 51.4751°N 0.2412°W / 51.4751; -0.2412
LocationChurch Road, Barnes, London, SW13 9HL
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Central
Website www.stmarybarnes.org
History
Founded1100/1150
Architecture
Years built1100–1150
Administration
Diocese Southwark
Episcopal areaKingston
Archdeaconry Wandsworth
Parish Barnes
Clergy
Bishop(s) Bishop of Southwark
Rector Rev. Richard Sewell
Laity
Churchwarden(s) Fouki Heller
Phil Bladen
Business manager Cheryl Cole
Music group(s)Henry Chandler (director)
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameChurch of St Mary
Designated25 October 1951
Reference no.1358083

St Mary's Church, Barnes, is the parish church of Barnes, formerly in Surrey and now in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is a Grade II* listed building. [1] [2]

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St Mary's Barnes is a thriving Christian community with an electoral roll of 350 and strong links across the local community. Along with the parishes of St Michael and All Angels, Barnes and Holy Trinity Barnes it forms the Barnes Team Ministry; the current Team Rector is Rev'd James Hutchings.

History

The church was built of coursed flint some time between 1100 and 1150. [1] It was enlarged and re-consecrated in 1215, after the signing of Magna Carta, by Cardinal Stephen Langton (c. 1150–1228), who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1207 to 1228. [3] It was extended to the west in the 13th century, and later to the east, creating a chancel. A west tower was added in the late 15th century. The north wall was demolished in the late 18th century to create a north aisle. The full set of eight bells in the tower was completed in 1897 to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. [1]

A major fire on 8 June 1978 destroyed parts of the church, but left the tower and Norman chapel almost intact. The church was restored by Edward Cullinan [4] [5] with the inclusion of elements of its former structure. The north wall contains a Gothic Revival east window. The church was re-dedicated in February 1984, with the original building now named as the Langton Chapel, commemorating Archbishop Stephen Langton. [1] [3] Doors in memory of Viera Gray were engraved by Josephine Harris. [6]

Rectors

  • 1635–1643 John Cutts [7] (sequestered)
  • ——
  • 1660–1663† John Squire [8]
  • 1663–1680† Edward Layfield [9]
  • 1680–1681† Hezekiah Burton [10]
  • 1681–1717 William Richardson [11]
  • 1717–1727 Francis Hare [12] (as Dean of Worcester, Dean of St Paul's from 1726)
  • 1727–1730† Robert Kilborn [13]
  • 1730–1749† Samuel Baker
  • 1749–1758 John Hume (as Bishop of Bristol from 1756)
  • 1758–1768† Ferdinando Warner [14]
  • 1768–1792† Christopher Wilson (as Bishop of Bristol from 1783)
  • 1792–1795 John Jeffreys [15]
  • 1795–1839 John Jeffreys [16] (son of previous)
  • 1840–1863 Reginald Edward Copleston [17]
  • 1863–1871† Henry Melvill
  • 1871–1876 Peter Medd
  • 1876–1884 John Ellerton
  • 1885–1891† Lewis Taswell Lochee [18]
  • 1891–1892† William Anthony Harrison [19]
  • 1892–1923† Benjamin Meredyth Kitson
  • 1923–1937 William Patrick Dott
  • ——
  • 1944-? Percy Steed [20]
  • 1956–1963 Arthur Christopher Heath [21]
  • 1963–1981† Basil Whitworth [22]
  • 1981–1990 Juergen Simonson [23]
  • 1990–2001 Richard Ames-Lewis
  • 2001–2010 Ross Collins
  • 2010–2018 Richard Sewell
  • 2019– James Hutchings

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  3. 1 2 "Events: St Mary's, Barnes". Magna Carta Trust. 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Cherry, Bridget and Pevsner, Nikolaus (1983). The Buildings of England – London 2: South. London: Penguin Books. p. 468. ISBN   0-14-0710-47-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  6. ↑ Powers, Alan (17 November 2020). "Josephine Harris, leading figure in the world of glass engraving – obituary". The Telegraph . Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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  8. ↑ "Squire, John (SKR637J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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  13. ↑ "Kilborn, Robert (KLBN717R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  14. ↑ "Warner, Ferdinando (WNR741F)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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  16. ↑ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Jeffreys, John (3)"  . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886 . Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  17. ↑ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Copleston, Reginald Edward"  . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886 . Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
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  21. ↑ "Crockford's Clerical Directory: The Revd Arthur Christopher Heath" . Retrieved 25 February 2021.
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