Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Englefield Green
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption | |
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Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Englefield Green | |
Southwark | |
Diocese | Arundel and Brighton |
Deanery | Weybridge[1] |
Parish | St Cuthbert, Egham |
The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption is a
History
Foundation
In 1903, a priest came at least weekly from
Construction
In the late 1920s, Gerard and Miriam Jurgens bought the site for a new church and paid its construction. The foundation stone was laid on 25 October 1930. On 20 September the next year, the church was opened. It is in an Italian basilica style and was designed by
Architecture
Exterior
The church is in the form of a basilica with a polygonal sanctuary. A tower rounds off the southeast side. Chapels grace both transepts. The building is painted white and has Roman tiles on the roof. There is a priest's house to the east of the church and a parish hall to the south, all painted white similar to the church.[3]
Interior
The church has a nave with narrow central aisle and cloistered aisles to the sides. The entire interior is painted.[3] Above the main altar is a painting of the Assumption of Mary by the Spanish artist Antonio Palomino, painted in the seventeenth century. The organ was given to the church by David Greig, owner of the supermarket chain.[4]
Parish
The church is in the parish of Saint Cuthbert, which includes the Saint John of Rochester Church in Egham Hythe and the Catholic chaplaincy to the nearby Royal Holloway College of the University of London:
St John of Rochester Church has two Masses, at 6:00 pm on Saturday and at 9:15 am on Sunday.
Our Lady holds Mass at 11:00 am on Sunday.
Royal Holloway holds Mass at 7:30 pm on Sunday.[1]
Interior
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Interior
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Altar
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Organ
See also
References
- ^ a b Deaneries from Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. Retrieved 17 February 2015
- ^ Architectural and Historic Review of Churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton from Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. Retrieved 20 February 2015
- ^ a b c d Englefield Green – The Assumption of Our Lady from English Heritage. Retrieved 20 February 2015
- ^ a b c History from PoEgham.wordpress.com. Retrieved 20 February 2015