St Edmund of Canterbury, Whitton
| St Edmund of Canterbury, Whitton | |
|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Church of St Edmund of Canterbury, Whitton Parish, Twickenham | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | http://www.rcdow.org.uk/whitton/ |
| History | |
| Founder(s) | The Edmundite Fathers (Society of Saint Edmund)[1][2] |
| Dedication | St Edmund of Canterbury (1175–1240) |
| Consecrated | 19 September 1972[2] |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | F. X. Velarde; completed by Richard O'Mahony for the F. X. Velarde Partnership[2][3] |
| Groundbreaking | 19 May 1962 (foundation stone)[2] |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Reinforced concrete frame beneath an exterior of light golden rustic bricks[2] |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Whitton[1] |
| Deanery | Upper Thames[1] |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster |
| Clergy | |
| Priest(s) | Rev Nigel Griffin[4] |
St Edmund of Canterbury, Whitton is a Roman Catholic church in Nelson Road, Whitton, Richmond-upon-Thames, London. It is named after Edmund Rich (also known as Saint Edmund or Eadmund of Canterbury, and as Saint Edmund of Abingdon) (1175–1240), who was a 13th-century Archbishop of Canterbury.[5]
Building
The current church building, constructed between 1961 and 1963,[3] to replace the original building dating from 1935,[1] was designed by F. X. Velarde and completed for the F. X. Velarde Partnership by Richard O'Mahony.[3][2]
The aumbry for oils is by David John, but the font by the same designer is no longer there.[3][2]
Services
Mass is held every morning and also on Saturday and Sunday evenings.[6]
Communications
The church publishes a weekly newsletter, St Edmund's Chronicle.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "About the Parish". Roman Catholic Church of St Edmund of Canterbury. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "St Edmund of Canterbury – Whitton". Taking Stock: Catholic Churches of England and Wales. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Bridget Cherry and Nikolaus Pevsner (1983). The Buildings of England – London 2: South. London: Penguin Books. p. 554. ISBN 0 14 0710 47 7.
- ↑ "Contact Us". Roman Catholic Church of St Edmund of Canterbury. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ↑ "St Edmund of Canterbury". Roman Catholic Church of St Edmund of Canterbury. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ↑ "Mass times". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ↑ "St Edmund’s Chronicle". Roman Catholic Church of St Edmund of Canterbury. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
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