All Saints Church, Wandsworth facts for kids

Quick facts for kids All Saints Church, Wandsworth
Location	Wandsworth High Street, Wandsworth, Greater London, SW18 4LA
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Conservative evangelical
History
Status	Active
Architecture
Functional status	Parish church
Heritage designation	Grade II* listed
Administration
Parish	All Saints, Wandsworth
Archdeaconry	Archdeaconry of Wandsworth
Diocese	Diocese of Southwark

All Saints Church, Wandsworth, is a Grade II* listed church in Wandsworth High Street, London. It is a Church of England parish church, and the original parish church of Wandsworth.

Origins

There has been a church on the site since at least 1234, when John de Panormo was granted a dispensation 'to hold the Church of Wandsworth' as well as one in Italy.

The present building

The present church originates from 1630. However, only the tower actually dates from this period; the north aisle was built in 1716, while most of the remainder dates from the rebuilding of 1780. Further alterations and additions were made in the 19th century; these included the strengthening of the tower in 1841 to accommodate a new set of bells, and a new chancel by E. W. Mountford, completed in 1900.

Today, All Saints shares its parish with the nearby church of Holy Trinity.

Interior

The interior has Robert Adam-like columns of wood, painted as marble, with a frieze and enriched cornice. Some monuments from the original church still survive in the present building; these include a brass to a soldier of King Henry V, and monuments to Susannah Powell (1620) and Alderman Henry Smith (1627).

Gallery

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  Plaque on the tower commemorating the strengthening of 1841

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  Interior of All Saints

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  The font

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  The tower