St Mary with St Alban

St Mary with St Alban
Location	Teddington, London
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Website	teddingtonparish.org
History
Status	Parish church
Administration
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Diocese of London
Episcopal area	Kensington
Archdeaconry	Middlesex
Deanery	Hampton
Clergy
Vicar(s)	The Rev'd David Cloake
Assistant priest(s)	The Rev'd Mary Hawes
Curate(s)	The Rev'd Caroline Halmshaw
Laity
Parish administrator	Suzanne Parker
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name	Church of St Mary
Designated	2 September 1952
Reference no.	1253013

St Mary with St Alban is the Church of England parish church of Teddington in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It comprises the church of St Mary (Teddington's old parish church) and the former church of St Alban nearby. The vicar is the Reverend David Cloake.

The church building, which has been Grade II* listed since 1952, ^[1] is located on Ferry Road in Teddington, opposite the former St Alban's Church, which is now an arts centre. The oldest parts of the building date from the 16th century. ^[2]

The church's most famous vicar was the Reverend Stephen Hales, a scientist whose legacy is the nearby National Physical Laboratory; he is buried next to the church's tower. ^[3]

Notable burials

• Sir Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Baronet (1606–1674) was an English common law jurist, lawyer, and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1642. He supported the Royalist cause in the Civil War.
• Rear-Admiral Valentine Collard (c. 1770–1846), served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
• Henry Flitcroft (1697–1769), an architect who worked his way from a simple background to be Comptroller of the King's Works and worked on Wimpole Hall, Woburn Abbey, and St Giles in the Fields. ^[4]
• Stephen Hales (1677–1761), clergyman who made major contributions to a range of scientific fields ^[3]
• Thomas Traherne (1636 or 1637–1674), poet, Anglican cleric, theologian, and religious writer, who was buried under the church's reading desk ^[5]
• John Walter (1738–1812), who founded The Times newspaper and died at The Grove, Teddington ^{[6] [7]}
• Paul Whitehead (1710–1774), poet and satirist, secretary to the infamous Hellfire Club, who lived at Colne Lodge, Twickenham. ^{[8] [9]}
• Peg Woffington (1720–1760), Irish actress and socialite ^[10]

Gallery

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  St Mary's Church
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  Churchyard
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  Chancel
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  East window
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  East window detail
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  Monument for Henry Flitcroft
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  Monument for Margaret Woffington
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  Monument for Stephen Hales

References

1. Historic England (2 September 1952). "Church of St Mary (1253013)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 25 January 2017.
2. "Teddington: Churches" in Reynolds, Susan (ed.) A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3, Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury, Teddington, Heston and Isleworth, Twickenham, Cowley, Cranford, West Drayton, Greenford, Hanwell, Harefield and Harlington, London: Victoria County History, 1962, pp.76–79, accessed 5 June 2015
3. Hinde, Thomas (1983). A Field Guide To The English Country Parson. Phoebe Phillips/Heinemann. p. 51.
4. "Henry Flitcroft". Twickenham Museum . Retrieved 5 July 2020.
5. "Thomas Traherne". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
6. "Teddington: Manor House, The Grove and other houses demolished in the 19th and 20th c". Twickenham Museum . Retrieved 30 June 2020.
7. "Teddington Church Monuments, South West London". The Second Website of Bob Speel.
8. "Paul Whitehead". Twickenham Museum . Retrieved 19 October 2020.
9. Lysons, Daniel (1795). 'Teddington', in The Environs of London: Volume 3, County of Middlesex. pp. 503–516. Retrieved 8 December 2020– via British History Online.
10. Sheaf, John; Howe, Ken (1995). Hampton and Teddington Past. Historical Publications Ltd. p. 54.

External links

• Official website
• A Church Near You – St Mary with St Alban, Teddington

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