All Saints Church, Wandsworth
All Saints Church, Wandsworth is a Grade II* listed church in Wandsworth High Street, London. It is a Church of England parish church, and the original parish church of Wandsworth.
Origins
There has been a church on the site since at least 1234, when John de Panormo was granted a dispensation 'to hold the Church of Wandsworth' as well as one in Italy.[1]
The present building
The present church originates from 1630.[2] However, only the tower actually dates from this period; the north aisle was built in 1716, while most of the remainder dates from the rebuilding of 1780. Further alterations and additions were made in the 19th century; these included the strengthening of the tower in 1841 to accommodate a new set of bells, and a new chancel by E. W. Mountford, completed in 1900.[1]
Today, All Saints shares its parish with the nearby church of Holy Trinity.[3]
Interior
The interior has Robert Adam-like columns of wood, painted as marble, with a frieze and enriched cornice. Some monuments from the original church still survive in the present building; these include a brass to a soldier of King Henry V, and monuments to Susannah Powell (1620) and Alderman Henry Smith (1627).[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Weinreb, Ben and Hibbert, Christopher (1992). The London Encyclopaedia (reprint ed.). Macmillan. p. 19.
- ↑ "Wandsworth, All Saints - Wandsworth Deanery - The Diocese of Southwark". southwark.anglican.org. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ↑ "Parish of Wandsworth - All Saints and Holy Trinity". Official website. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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Coordinates: 51°27′27″N 0°11′43″W / 51.4576°N 0.1954°W