The Vineyard Life Church, Richmond, which is a member of the Evangelical Alliance, was formed in 2013 as the result of a merger between Richmond Borough Church and The Vineyard Church, Richmond. It meets in a 19th-century church building located in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The congregation run a community centre, a food bank and a charity shop, and also use the building as a music venue for young people.[citation needed]
| The Vineyard Life Church, Richmond | |
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| Location | The Vineyard, Richmond TW10 6AQ |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Evangelical/Charismatic |
| Website | www |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | John Davies[1] |
| Style | Norman |
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| Materials | grey brick[1] |
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History of the building
editThe church building, with a gallery, was designed by John Davies (1796–1865) for the Anglican parish: it opened in 1831, to seat a congregation of 500 to 600.[2] It was rebuilt in 1851 after a fire. The church is built in Norman style, in grey brick, with a distinctive porch.
It was attended by Harold Wilson, with his wife Mary, during his term in office as British Prime Minister; and Lady Stansgate, mother of the Labour MP Tony Benn, was a parishioner during the 1940s.[3]
Between 1971 and 1972, future British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his friend Al Collenette held weekly discos at the church.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Cherry, Bridget and Pevsner, Nikolaus (1983). The Buildings of England – London 2: South. London: Penguin Books. p. 519. ISBN 0-14-0710-47-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Orr, Stephen. "The Vineyard, Richmond: An Online History for residents, their families and friends". Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ a b Jones, Helen (8 May 2001). "Church archives reveal a Vineyard of history". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 22 November 2015.