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
The church from the northwest
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

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

See also

References
  1. Bridget Cherry and Nikolaus Pevsner (1983). The Buildings of England – London 2: South. London: Penguin Books. p. 519. ISBN 0 14 0710 47 7.
  2. "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 Scienti (1253930)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  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). Retrieved 20 January 2013. (Archived version of list from April 2010; Click here for access to subsequent updates)
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