West Wickham, St Mary of Nazareth, West Wickham
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Built: 1954
Architect: C W Fowler
Listing: not listed
The development of West Wickham between the two World Wars necessitated the formation of two new parishes - St Mary of Nazareth and St Francis of Assisi. The parish of St Mary's began as a conventional district in 1933, made up of parts of three neighbouring parishes. A dual purpose church
hall was built in 1934 to the design of Martin Travers Twenty years later a church was built on to the church hall, with a vestibule in between with folding doors, enabling all three parts to be merged in one for special occasions, giving a total accommodation of 600. A chapel, dedicated to the Annunciation, and vestries built over the vestibule were dedicated in 1962.
The interior of the church is boat-shaped, with light-coloured bricks. The nave has a single span roof, lancet windows and oak pews and furniture. A memorial window lists the names of fourteen parishioners who died in the Second World War. The chapel has plain white walls, a blue altar frontal and a gold dossal behind the altar. Also in the chapel are two old side panels from the original sanctuary, carved in blue and gold.
A new organ was installed in 1977.
The vicarage, adjacent to the church, was opened and blessed in 1936. The buildings thus form an homogenous whole.
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Rev Mervyn McKinney
The Vicarage
The Avenue
West Wickham
BR4 0DX
Tel: (020) 8777 5034
- Regular Services
Sunday
On the last Sunday in the month, each Church will alternately host a joint Holy Communion Service at 10am. The 8.00a.m. Holy Communion Service will be held at the Church not hosting the joint Service.
Every Sunday at 8:00 AM for 1 hour
On the 3rd Sunday of every month there is a Morning Praise service.
Every Sunday at 9:15 AM for 1 hour
Sunday School meets each Sunday at 9.15a.m. except the 3rd Sunday which is a special Family orientated Service.
Monthly every Sunday at 9:15 AM
The current editor is: Gifty Nortey
