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
- Cadogan Hall, the former First Church of Christ, Scientist, London
- First Church of Christ, Scientist (Brighton)
- former First Church of Christ, Scientist, Fallowfield, Manchester
References
- ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c "Welcome". First Church of Christ, Scientist, Richmond. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ Historic England (22 January 1990). "First Church of Christ Scientist (1253930)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "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. (Archived version of list from April 2010; subsequent updates)
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