First Church of Christ, Scientist, Richmond
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Richmond, is a church on Sheen Road, Richmond, London. It is a branch of The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 1879.[2]
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Richmond | |
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Location | 35 Sheen Road, Richmond, London TW9 1AD |
Country | England, United Kingdom |
Denomination | Christian Science |
Website | www |
Architecture | |
Functional status | active |
Architect(s) | W Braxton Sinclair and Barton[1] |
Groundbreaking | 1939 |
Completed | 1953 |
Architecture
It was built between 1939 and 1953; the architects were W. Braxton Sinclair[1] (who also designed the Grade II listed[3] First Church of Christ Scientist, Bromley)[4] and Barton.[1] Bridget Cherry and Nikolaus Pevsner describe it as having "heavily modelled red brickwork, with some free Baroque details".[1]
Services and activities
On Sunday mornings there is a church service and also a Sunday school for people under 20. A weekly testimony meeting is held on Wednesdays evenings.[2]
The building includes a reading room.[2]
The church is registered as a place of worship in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855; its number on the register is 81398.[5]
See also
- First Church of Christ, Scientist, London
- First Church of Christ, Scientist (Brighton)
References
- Bridget Cherry and Nikolaus Pevsner (1983). The Buildings of England – London 2: South. London: Penguin Books. p. 519. ISBN 0 14 0710 47 7.
- "Welcome". First Church of Christ, Scientist, Richmond. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- "First Church of Christ Scientist, Bromley". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- "Art Deco Buildings: London examples". London Footprints. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- Registered in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (Number in Worship Register: 81398; Name: First Church of Christ, Scientist, Richmond; Denomination: Christian Scientists). Retrieved 20 January 2013. (Archived version of list from April 2010; Click here for access to subsequent updates)