Country England Churchmanship Central Archdeaconry Wandsworth Parish Petersham, London Burials George Vancouver | Denomination Church of England Deanery Richmond & Barnes Phone +44 20 8940 8435 Designated as world heritage site 10 January 1950 | |
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Founded Saxon times. Part of the chancel in the present building dates from 1266; the main body of the church was rebuilt in 1505 Address Petersham Rd, Richmond TW10 7AB, UK Diocese Anglican Diocese of Southwark Similar St Richard's Church, St Andrew's Church, Ham Christian Centre, Ebenezer Strict Baptist C, St Thomas Aquinas Church | ||
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St Peter's Church is the parish church of the village of Petersham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is part of the Diocese of Southwark in the Church of England. The main body of the church building dates from the 16th century, although parts of the chancel are 13th century and evidence in Domesday Book suggests that there may have been a church on the site in Saxon times. Nikolaus Pevsner and Bridget Cherry describe it as a "church of uncommon charm... [whose] interior is well preserved in its pre-Victorian state". The church, which is Grade II* listed, includes Georgian box pews, a two-decker pulpit made in 1796, and a display of the royal arms of the House of Hanover, installed in 1810. Several notable people are buried in the churchyard, which includes some Grade II-listed tombs.
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Marriages at St Peter's
Prince Rupert of the Rhine, cousin of Charles II, is said to have married, at Petersham in 1664, Lady Francesca Bard, mother of his son Dudley Bard (born c. 1666).
Lady Jane Hyde, the daughter of Henry Hyde, Earl of Rochester, married William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex at the church on 27 November 1718. Sir Godfrey Kneller's portrait of her is one of the "Beauties" at Hampton Court Palace.
Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck, who lived in a house on Ham Common, married at the church in 1881. Their daughter, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, married the Duke of York in 1923 and became Queen Elizabeth in 1936 when the duke came to the throne as King George VI.
Burials and memorials
The oldest headstone in the churchyard is that of Mary Karze (d. 1686). It is Grade II listed.
Mary Berry (1763–1852), author and editor, and her sister Agnes Berry (1764–1852), are buried in the churchyard.
Mary Burdekin (d. 1772), believed to be the first baker of Maids of Honour pastries, is buried in the churchyard.
Sir George Cole (d. 1624) and his family are commemorated in the monument in the chancel erected in 1624. He was called to the bar in 1597 and was a member of the Middle Temple. He married his wife Frances at St. Peter’s in 1585. The family vault is under the chancel.
Theodora Jane Cowper (d. 1824), the cousin of the poet William Cowper, is buried in the churchyard.
John Darbourne (1935–1991), architect, is buried in the churchyard.
Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1764–1839), is buried in a Grade II-listed tomb in the churchyard.
Sir John Whittaker Ellis (1829–1912) is buried in the churchyard and has a plaque in the north chancel. He was Lord Mayor of London from 1881 to 1882 and the first mayor of the Municipal Borough of Richmond (Surrey) from 1890 to 1891.
Sir Thomas Jenner (1637–1707) is buried in the churchyard. There is also a plaque to him on the chancel wall.
Elizabeth Maitland, Duchess of Lauderdale (1626–1698), who became Countess of Dysart on the death of her father, William Murray, the owner of Ham House, married the Duke of Lauderdale at Petersham in 1672. She is buried with other Dysart family members in a vault under the chancel.
Albert Henry Scott (1844–1865), photographer and third son of the architect George Gilbert Scott, is buried in the churchyard; his tomb is Grade II listed.
The explorer Captain George Vancouver (1757–1798) wrote A Voyage Of Discovery To The North Pacific Ocean, And Round The World when staying in Petersham. There is a memorial tablet to him in the church and he is buried in the churchyard; his grave is Grade II listed.