St Anne's Church, Kew | |
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The Parish Church of St Anne, Kew Green | |
51°29′02″N 0°17′16″W / 51.4838°N 0.2879°WCoordinates: 51°29′02″N 0°17′16″W / 51.4838°N 0.2879°W | |
Location | Kew Green, Kew, Richmond TW9 3AA |
Country | England, United Kingdom |
Denomination | Church of England |
Website | www |
History | |
Founded | 1714 |
Founder(s) | Queen Anne |
Dedication | 12 May 1714 |
Architecture | |
Years built | 1714 |
Administration | |
Parish | St Anne, Kew |
Deanery | Richmond & Barnes |
Archdeaconry | Wandsworth |
Episcopal area | Kingston |
Diocese | Southwark |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Christopher Chessun |
Vicar(s) | Nigel Worn |
Dean | Tim Marwood |
Laity | |
Organist/Director of music | Chad Kelly |
Churchwarden(s) | Telfer Saywell Tina Ruygrok |
Listed Building – Grade II*
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Designated | 10 January 1950 |
Reference no. | 1194022 |
St Anne's Church, Kew, is a parish church in Kew in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The building, which dates from 1714, and is Grade II* listed, forms the central focus of Kew Green. The raised churchyard, which is on three sides of the church, has two Grade II* listed monuments – the tombs of the artists Johan Zoffany (d. 1816) and Thomas Gainsborough (d. 1788). The French Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro (1830–1903), who stayed in 1892 at 10 Kew Green, portrayed St Anne's in his painting Church at Kew (1892).
On Sundays the church usually holds three morning services – a Said Eucharist in traditional language, Morning Prayer and a Sung Eucharist. An Evening Prayer is also held.
St Anne's Church produces a quarterly newsletter, Collect.
Originally built in 1714 on land given by Queen Anne, as a church within the parish of Kingston, St. Anne's Church has been extended several times since, as the settlement of Kew grew with royal patronage. In 1770, King George III undertook to pay for the first extension, designed by Joshua Kirby who, four years later, was buried in the churchyard. The church became a parish church in its own right in 1788. In 1805, a new south aisle, designed by Robert Browne, was added, along with a gallery for the royal family's own use. Under King William IV it was further extended in 1837 by Sir Jeffry Wyattville. A mausoleum designed by the architect Benjamin Ferrey was added in 1851 and an eastern extension in 1882. Further extensions occurred in 1902, 1979 and 1988. The interior of the roof was repainted in 2013. To mark the church's tercentenary in 2014, the baptismal font was replaced.