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 St Thomas a Becket Church - West Hill, Wandsworth, London, UK
N 51° 27.411 W 000° 12.067
30U E 694444 N 5704346
This Roman Catholic church, dating from 1895, stands on the north side of West Hill in Wandsworth, London.
Waymark Code: WMJJMB
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/25/2013
Views: 2
The church is Grade II listed with the entry at the
English Heritage website telling us:
Opened 1895. Edward Goldie. Perpendicular style in red
brick with stone dressings and slate roofs.
[West front] Moulded basket-arch door surround with spirelets and crockets,
framing paired doors each side of a polygonal pier with figure of St Thomas.
Round-arched West window of 14th Century tracery. Cusped niches with figures
of Virgin and adoring angels in gable. North-West tower with battlemented
parapet and polygonal staircase buttress at north-west angle. Recessed
battlemented upper tower with chamfered angles.
[South elevation] Gabled porch framing moulded basket arch. Three-bay aisle,
tall 2-storey transept and 3-bay chancel.
[Interior] Octagonal stone piers to barrel-vaulted nave. Chancel arch of
clustered piers. Chancel rib-vaulted with three 14th Century-type windows.
Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1895
Age of Church building determined by?: Other reliable source
If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Catholic
If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday
Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 10:00 AM
Street address of Church:
West Hill
Wandsworth
London, United Kingdom
Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]
Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]
If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed
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