Sacred Heart Church Wimbledon

Sacred Heart Church Wimbledon

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founder = Edith Arendrup
architect = Frederick Walters
style = late Decorated Gothic
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The Sacred Heart Church, Wimbledon, London is a Roman Catholic parish in South West London run by the Jesuits, which serves the Catholic community of Wimbledon and surrounding areas.

General

The church was founded by Edith Arendrup, a member of the wealthy Courtauld family who came to live in Wimbledon in 1877. At the time, there were few Catholics in the area, so she convinced the Jesuits at Roehampton to start a Mass-centre at her house in Cottenham Park. Seven years later, she commissioned the construction of a large church in a prominent position on the slopes of Edge Hill. The Grade II* listed building was designed by Frederick Walters, a young architect, who designed it in the late Decorated Gothic style.The nave of the newly built church opened on 17 June, the feast of the Sacred Heart, in 1887. Construction continued for fourteen years while the rest of the building was completed: first the sanctuary and south aisle in 1895, then the back chapels in 1896, the north aisle and sacristy in 1898, and finally the west front in 1901. The original plan called for a large tower on the west front, but money ran out and it was replaced by twin turrets and a massive, traceried window. A monument on the south wall of the church dedicated to Edith Arendrup is inscribed with the words: “It was through her Christian vision that this parish of the Sacred Heart came into being; it was through her generosity the church was built.” [ [http://www.sacredheartwimbledon.org.uk/ Index ] ] In 2007 and 2008 the main hall was extended, access improved and a new youth room added.

References

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External links

* [http://www.jesuit.ie/uk/wimbledon/ Parish website]
* [http://www.jesuit.org.uk/whoweare.htm "The Jesuits in Britain"]

ee also

* Wimbledon College
* Old Wimbledonians Association
* Ursuline High School (Wimbledon)
* Donhead


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