All Saints' Church, Petersham, London
| former All Saints' Church, Petersham | |
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| 51°26′37″N 0°18′00″W / 51.4436°N 0.3001°WCoordinates: 51°26′37″N 0°18′00″W / 51.4436°N 0.3001°W | |
| OS grid reference | TQ 183 730 |
| Location | Bute Avenue, Petersham, Richmond TW10 7AX (London Borough of Richmond upon Thames) |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Founded | 1899 |
| Founder(s) | Rachael Laetitia Ward |
| Dedicated | 1909 |
| Consecrated | never consecrated |
| Architecture | |
| Status | ceased to be used as a church in 1986 |
| Functional status | now a private residence |
| Architect(s) | John Kelly |
| Architectural type | Romanesque Revival |
| Completed | 1909 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Southwark |
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Listed Building – Grade II
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| Official name | Church of All Saints, Bute Avenue |
| Designated | 25 June 1983 |
| Reference no. | 1065334 |
All Saints' Church, Petersham in Bute Avenue, Petersham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, is a Grade II listed former church which is now used as a private residence.
Designed by Leeds architect John Kelly, the church was commissioned in 1899 by Rachel Laetitia Warde (née Walker) (1841–1906) to accommodate the expected suburban expansion of Petersham and as a memorial to her parents, using funds from the estate of her father Samuel Walker (1812–1898) who had died the previous year. However, she died three years before it was finished and the project was completed by her son Lionel (1876–1963).
The church, with a separate church hall and institute (which is also Grade II listed) was erected in the grounds of Bute House (previously the residence of British Prime Minister John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, and which was demolished in 1908). It was built in red brick and terracotta in the style of a basilica. The campanile (bell tower) is 118 feet high and overlooks Richmond Park. Bridget Cherry and Nikolaus Pevsner described the architectural style as "[e]mphatically Italian Early Christian or Romanesque", the interior as "lavish" and the baptistery as "quite exceptional". The nave had a grey and white marble central aisle taken from Tournai Cathedral in Belgium.
The church was never consecrated as the anticipated growth in Petersham's population did not take place. However, it was used occasionally by the parish and also by the Greek Orthodox Church. It continued to be used for weddings until 1981 but ceased to be used as a church in 1986.
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