St Andrew's Church, Surbiton, is one of two Church of England parish churches in

Surbiton Surbiton is a suburban neighbourhood in South West London, within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (RBK). It is next to the River Thames, southwest of Charing Cross. Surbiton was in the historic county of Surrey and since 1965 it has ...

, London – the other is St Mark's. It is dedicated to

Saint Andrew Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Peter ...

, and is situated at the junction of St Andrew's Road and Maple Road.

History

The church was built in 1871–72 by Sir

Arthur Blomfield Sir Arthur William Blomfield (6 March 182930 October 1899) was an English architect. He became president of the Architectural Association in 1861; a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1867 and vice-president of the RIBA in ...

, at a cost of £6,602, and consecrated in 1872. The money was put up by Angela Burdett-Coutts, of

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. It was listed grade II, entry 1080050, in 1983. The stained glass above the chancel and both in and above the baptistry was designed and produced by Lavers, Barraud and Westlake; the other stained glass is later. The tower was added in the early 20th century, at a cost of £1,400, as a gift of thanks to the then Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) following his recovery from an illness. In 2009 Saint Andrew's underwent restoration.

Gallery

File:St Andrew's Church, Surbiton, Nave.jpg, The Nave File:St Andrew, Maple Road, Surbiton - Rose window - geograph.org.uk - 1875879.jpg, Rose Window File:St Andrew's Church, Surbiton, west window.jpg, West window

References

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Surbiton Grade II listed buildings in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Grade II listed churches in London

Churches completed in 1872 1872 establishments in England 19th-century Church of England church buildings History of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames