Christ Church, East Sheen

Christ Church, East Sheen, is a Church of England church in East Sheen in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The church has a weekly Eucharist at 10am; weekly Messy Church from 3:30pm on a Monday (term time), monthly choral evensong on 3rd Sunday and weekly holy communion according to the Book of Common Prayer 10:30am Wednesday and monthly 1st Sunday 8am.

Church entrance

Christ Church, East Sheen
51°27′37.0″N 0°16′30.4″W
Country	England, 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
Diocese	Southwark
Archdeaconry	Wandsworth
Deanery	Richmond & Barnes
Parish	Mortlake with East Sheen
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Christopher Chessun
Vicar(s)	Rev Jonathan Haynes (Team Rector)
Laity
Reader(s)	Paul Russenberger William Arnold
Organist/Director of music	James Druce BMus(Hons), LRAM, PGCert
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated	25 June 1983
Reference no.	1080841

Christ Church East Sheen

An early work of the architect Arthur Blomfield,^[1] the church building, which is in stone, was erected between 1862 and 1864 and extended in 1887.^[2] 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.^[3] The building is Grade II listed,^[4] as are the wrought iron railings around the building to the south and west.^[5] In 2024 the lighting system in the church was replaced thanks to a legacy from the late Edward Steers, former Reader of the parish.

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  Christ Church
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  Interior
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  Frescos
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  East window
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  West window

Mortlake Quiet Gardens are based around the landscaped churchyard and are affiliated to The Quiet Garden Trust.^[6]

References

1. "Blomfield, Sir Arthur" (PDF). Local architects. Barnes and Mortlake History Society. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
2. 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
3. Halfpenny Green – Postcards from Barnes and Mortlake. Barnes and Mortlake History Society. 1995. pp. 40–41. ISBN 0-948251-78-6.
4. Historic England (25 June 1983). "Christ Church (1080841)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
5. Historic England (25 June 1983). "Railings to Christ Church (1080842)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
6. "Mortlake Quiet Gardens". The Quiet Garden Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Listing on Southwark Diocese website