St John's Hampton Wick
| St John's Hampton Wick | |
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| The Mission Community of St John’s Kingston Bridge[1] | |
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| 51°24′42.7″N 0°18′45.9″W / 51.411861°N 0.312750°W | |
| Location | Church Grove and St John’s Road, Hampton Wick KT1 4AL |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | stjohnshamptonwick |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Edward Lapidge |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Years built | 1829-30 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Anglican Diocese of London |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | The Revd Jerry field |
| Assistant priest(s) | The Revd Anna Evans (Associate Vicar) |
| Asst Curate(s) | The Revd Tom Simpson The Revd Vannessa Hamlett |
| Laity | |
| Reader(s) | Ben Evans |
| Director of music | James Hellings |
| Churchwarden(s) | Henrik Lannero and Andi Sisodia |
| Parish administrator | Penny Miller |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Church of St John |
| Designated | 25 June 1983 |
| Reference no. | 1080843 |
St John's Hampton Wick is a Grade II listed[2] Church of England church on Church Grove and St John's Road in Hampton Wick, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It was built to a design by Edward Lapidge in 1829–30.
History
[edit]St John's was originally conceived as a chapel of ease to the parish church of St Mary at Hampton[3] about 2+1⁄2 miles away,[4] but following its completion, the district assigned to it was made a separate parish.[3] The Church Commissioners funded its construction on the condition that the parish church should also be enlarged at the same time. The cost of the church and the enclosure of the site was about £4,500. The first stone was laid on 7 October 1829, and the building was completed by 8 November 1830.[4]
The building's architect Edward Lapidge also donated the land for it, and paid for the enclosure of the site on one side. Lapidge had been born in Hampton Wick, and designed the present Kingston Bridge nearby.[4]
It was built in a plain Gothic Revival style, faced with Suffolk brick and Bath stone. As originally constructed, the church was 65 feet (20 m) long and 43 feet (13 m) wide, with galleries on three sides, and a recessed window at the east end. It was intended to seat 800 people, half the accommodation being free (i.e. not subject to pew rent).[4] A chancel was added in 1887 and the church was restored in 1880 and 1911.[5]
In 2010, after five years of closure, the church re-opened its doors under the Church of England's church planting scheme. Services were resumed in December 2010.
In 2024 St John's Hampton Wick partnered with St Mark's, Teddington(the church they used to share a parish with). They are now moving towards a shared vision, uniquely expressed in each location.
Rev Jerry Field is now the Vicar of both St Mark’s and St John’s and Rev Tom Simpson is Minister-in-Charge at St Mark’s whilst remaining part of the team at St John’s. [6]
Services
[edit]Services are held twice on Sunday mornings (9:00am & 10:30am) plus on Sunday evenings (6:00pm). The church describes its services as "informal, modern and family friendly’' within the Church of England.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Our Annual Report 2012". About Us. St John's Hampton Wick. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ Historic England (25 June 1983). "Church of St John (1080843)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Saint John the Baptist, Hampton Wick: Richmond". The National Archives (UK). Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Chapel of St John the Baptist at Hampton Wick". The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. 19: 376. 1832. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ Cherry, Bridget; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1990) [1983]. London 2: South. The Buildings of England. London: Penguin Books. p. 502. ISBN 0140710477.
- ^ https://stmarksteddington.org/our-story-1
- ^ "The Heart of Community Life". St John's Hampton Wick. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
External links
[edit]Places of worship in Richmond upon Thames | ||
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| Barnes |  | |
| Ham and Petersham | ||
| Hampton and Hampton Wick | ||
| Hampton Hill, Teddington and Fulwell | ||
| Kew | ||
| Mortlake and East Sheen | ||
| Richmond |
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| Twickenham and St Margarets | ||
| Whitton | ||
- 1829 establishments in England
- 19th-century Church of England church buildings
- Church of England church buildings in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
- Diocese of London
- Edward Lapidge church buildings
- Grade II listed churches in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
- Hampton Wick
- Holy Trinity Brompton plants