First Church of Christ, Scientist, Richmond

First Church of Christ, Scientist, Richmond
The church from the northwest
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51°27′39″N 0°18′01″W / 51.4609°N 0.3003°W / 51.4609; -0.3003
Location35 Sheen Road, Richmond, London TW9 1AD
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
DenominationChristian Science
Websitewww.fccsrichmond.org.uk
Architecture
Functional statusactive
Architect(s)W Braxton Sinclair and Barton[1]
Groundbreaking1939
Completed1953

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]

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 in 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 (number 81398) as a place of worship in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Cherry, Bridget; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1983). The Buildings of England – London 2: South. London: Penguin Books. p. 519. ISBN 0-14-0710-47-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c "Welcome". First Church of Christ, Scientist, Richmond. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  3. ^ Historic England (22 January 1990). "First Church of Christ Scientist (1253930)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Art Deco Buildings: London examples". London Footprints. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  5. ^ 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. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)