Christ Church, East Sheen

Christ Church, East Sheen
51°27′37.0″N 0°16′30.4″W / 51.460278°N 0.275111°W / 51.460278; -0.275111Coordinates: 51°27′37.0″N 0°16′30.4″W / 51.460278°N 0.275111°W / 51.460278; -0.275111
Country United Kingdom
Denomination Church of England
Website www.christchurcheastsheen.org.uk
History
Consecrated 13 January 1864
Architecture
Years built 1862-64
Specifications
Materials stone
Administration
Parish Mortlake with East Sheen
Deanery Richmond & Barnes
Archdeaconry Wandsworth
Diocese Southwark
Clergy
Bishop(s) Christopher Chessun
Vicar(s) Rev David Guest
Laity
Churchwarden(s) Mireille Stanton
Brenda Morris
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated 25 June 1983
Reference no. 1080841

Christ Church, East Sheen is a Church of England church on Christ Church Road, East Sheen, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Its vicar is Rev David Guest.[1] Sunday services are held at 8am, 10am and 11:30am Baptisms on 1st Sunday of month. Evensong is held at 5pm.[2]

Church entrance

An early work of the architect Arthur Blomfield,[3] the church building, which is in stone, was erected between 1862 and 1864.[4] It was built on farmland at the entrance of East Sheen Common. It was originally planned to be opened in April 1863; however, the tower collapsed shortly before completion and had to be rebuilt. The church was finally completed and consecrated nine months later, on 13 January 1864.[5] The church has been Grade II listed with English Heritage since 1983.[6]

Mortlake Quiet Gardens are based around the landscaped churchyard and are affiliated to The Quiet Garden Trust.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Vicar". Christ Church, East Sheen. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Christ Church". Our churches. The Parish of Mortlake with East Sheen. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Blomfield, Sir Arthur" (PDF). Local architects. Barnes and Mortlake History Society. p. 2. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Cherry, Bridget and Pevsner, Nicolaus (1983). The Buildings of England – London 2: South. London: Penguin Books. pp. 470–471. ISBN 0 14 0710 47 7.
  5. ↑ Halfpenny Green – Postcards from Barnes and Mortlake. Barnes and Mortlake History Society. 1995. pp. 40–41. ISBN 0-948251-78-6.
  6. ↑ Historic England. "Christ Church (1080841)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Mortlake Quiet Gardens". The Quiet Garden Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
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