Church in London, England
The Church of Our Most Holy Redeemer and St Thomas More , also referred to as Holy Redeemer Church , is a
Roman Catholic
Parish church in
Chelsea, London . it was built in the 19th century and opened on 23 October 1895. It was designed by
Edward Goldie . It is situated on the corner of Upper Cheyne Row and
Cheyne Row , next to
Carlyle's House in the
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea . It is
listed Grade II on the
National Heritage List for England .
[1]
History
Construction
In the early 1890s,
Cardinal
Herbert Vaughan requested Canon Cornelius James Keens to go to Chelsea and create a
mission to serve the local Catholic population.
[2] In 1892 Canon Keens obtained permission from the
Archdiocese of Westminster to build a church in the area. Originally, it was to be called the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer. The foundation stone was laid on 7 June 1894 and the church was opened on 23 October 1895. The church was consecrated on 21 June 1905 by
Cardinal Francis Bourne .
[3]
Renamed
The dedication of the church was changed in 1935 after
Thomas More was
canonised . It became the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer and St Thomas More.
[3]
Repair and renovation
In September 1940, during the
Second World War , the church was damaged by a bomb which killed nineteen people. The west wall and organ were destroyed. After the war, the church was repaired.
[3]
In 1962, the restoration work was undertaken in the church. From 1970 to 1972, the church was reordered. The floor of the
chancel was relaid, so that the altar could be brought towards the congregation and a marble
ambo was installed. In 1980 a new font was also installed to match the ambo.
[3] The
Stations of the Cross are by the Irish sculptor Ken Thompson, installed for the Millennium.
[4]
Cheyne Row
Sanctuary
Stations of the Cross
Weddings
Parish
The church has five Sunday
Masses , at 6:30pm on Saturday, 10:00am and 11:00am on Sunday and 12:15pm and 6:30pm on Sunday. It also has weekday Masses at 8:00am from Monday to Friday.
[9]
Exterior
Church entrance
Church sign
See also
References
External links
ancient parish churches (pre-1800) Anglican daughter churches
All Saints, Notting Hill
Christ Church, Eldon Road
Holy Trinity, Brompton
Holy Trinity, Sloane Street
St Augustine, Queen's Gate
St Barnabas, Kensington
St Clement, Notting Dale
St Cuthbert, Earl's Court
St George, Campden Hill
St James, Norlands
St John, Notting Hill
St John the Baptist, Holland Road
St Jude, Kensington
St Luke's Chapel, Brompton Hospital
St Luke, Chelsea
St Helen, North Kensington
St Mary, Bourne Street
St Mary the Boltons, Kensington
St Michael and All Angels, Ladbroke Grove
St Paul, Onslow Square
St Peter, Notting Hill
St Simon Zelotes
St Stephen, Gloucester Road
Roman Catholic churches other denominations
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster
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St Mary of the Angels, Bayswater
St Casimir, Bethnal Green
Benson Memorial Church
Brompton Oratory
Holy Trinity, Brook Green
St Mary, Cadogan Street
Our Lady of Hal, Camden Town
Our Lady of the Rosary and St Dominic, Camden
Our Lady of Dolours, Chelsea
Our Most Holy Redeemer and St Thomas More, Chelsea
Our Lady of Grace and St Edward, Chiswick
St Peter, Clerkenwell
St Etheldreda, Ely Place
Immaculate Conception, Farm Street
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Fulham
St Thomas of Canterbury, Fulham
St Andrew Bobola, Hammersmith
St Augustine, Hammersmith
St Theodore, Hampton
St Francis de Sales, Hampton Hill and Upper Teddington
Our Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury, Harrow
Our Lady Queen of Apostles, Heston
St Joseph, Highgate
St Monica, Hoxton
Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Simon Stock, Kensington
Our Lady of Victories, Kensington
Sacred Heart, Kilburn
St Hugh of Lincoln, Letchworth
St Anselm and St Cecilia, Lincoln's Inn Fields
Corpus Christi, Maiden Lane
St Mary Moorfields
Mary Immaculate and St Peter, New Barnet
Notre Dame de France
St Monica, Palmer's Green
St Alban and St Stephen, St Albans
St Patrick, Soho Square
St Anselm, Southall
St James, Spanish Place
St Ignatius, Stamford Hill
St Mary and St Michael, Stepney
Sacred Heart, Teddington
English Martyrs, Tower Hill
St James, Twickenham
St Margaret of Scotland, Twickenham
Holy Rood, Watford
St Mary Magdalen, Whetstone
St Edmund of Canterbury, Whitton
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Our Lady of Lourdes School, Arnos Grove
Sacred Heart Primary School, Teddington
All Saints Catholic College, North Kensington
St Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School
Bishop Challoner Catholic School
Bishop Douglass Catholic School
Cardinal Pole Catholic School
Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School
The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School, Greenford
The Douay Martyrs School
St Augustine's Priory, Ealing
St Benedict's School, Ealing
Finchley Catholic High School
Gumley House Convent School
Gunnersbury Boys' School
John F Kennedy Catholic School
The John Henry Newman School
La Sainte Union Catholic School
London Oratory School
Loreto College, St Albans
Maria Fidelis Roman Catholic Convent School
Mount House School
Newman Catholic College
Nicholas Breakspear School
Our Lady's Catholic High School, Stamford Hill
Sacred Heart High School, Hammersmith
Sacred Heart Language College
St Anthony's School, Hampstead
St Aloysius' College, Highgate
St Angela's Ursuline School
St Anne's Catholic High School
St Claudine's Catholic School for Girls
St Dominic's Sixth Form College
St George's Catholic School
St Gregory's Catholic Science College
St Ignatius College, Enfield
St James' Catholic High School, Colindale
St Joan of Arc Catholic School, Rickmansworth
St Mary's Catholic School, Bishop's Stortford
St Mark's Catholic School, Hounslow
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
St Michael's Catholic High School
St Columba's College, St Albans
St Paul's College, Sunbury-on-Thames
St Richard Reynolds Catholic College
Salvatorian College
St Thomas More Language College
St Catherine's School, Twickenham
St Edmund's College, Ware
Westminster Cathedral Choir School
St Thomas More Catholic School, Wood Green