St Stephen's, Twickenham, is a

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church on Richmond Road in East

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in the

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. Its

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is Libby Talbot. The congregation dates from 1720 when a chapel was founded on what was to become Montpelier Road. The building, which dates from 1874 and is

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, was designed by T. M. Lockwood and T. H. Mawson. The

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was added in 1885 and the tower in 1907. Most of the stained glass windows are by Alfred Octavius Hemming (1843–1907). The organ, installed in 1889, is one of the best preserved

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organs in London. St. Stephen's School, Twickenham, a mixed, state-run, Church of England

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on Winchester Road, is affiliated with St Stephen's Church and regularly holds events there.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Stephens Twickenham 1720 establishments in England 19th-century Church of England church buildings Churches completed in 1907 Churches in Twickenham

Diocese of London Grade II listed churches in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames