All Saints Church, Kingston upon Thames
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All Saints Church is the historic parish church of Kingston upon Thames in southwest London, and is set between the ancient Market Place and the main shopping centre. It forms part of the Diocese of Southwark and with the church of St John, and St John the Divine, it forms a team of Anglican churches serving residents, businesses, schools and Kingston University. The church is the only Grade I listed building (but not structure) in Kingston.
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51.4104°N 0.3061°W / 51.4104; -0.3061 | |
Location | Market Place, Kingston upon Thames |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Church of England |
Website | allsaintskingston.co.uk |
Architecture | |
Style | Norman, Decorated, Perpendicular |
Years built | 1120 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Southwark |
Archdeaconry | Wandsworth |
Deanery | Kingston |
Parish | Kingston |
Clergy | |
Rector | Jonathan Wilkes |
Laity | |
Director of music | David Condry |
Organist(s) | Matthew O'Malley |
Churchwarden(s) | Anne Packer Mary Mundy |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Designated | 30 July 1951 |
Reference no. | 1358437 |
A church at Kingston sprang up in Saxon times and Egbert, king of Wessex, held his great council at the site in 838. Seven Saxon kings of England, including Æthelstan and Æthelred the Unready, were crowned here in the 10th century. The present church was begun in 1120 under the orders of Henry I and has been developed since then. It is a cruciform church with a central tower and a four-bay nave, with Perpendicular clerestory, choir, north and south aisles, transepts and chapels. The exterior is of flint with stone dressings and a parapet of stone battlements.[1][2]