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St Mary's, Twickenham, is a Grade II * listed Church of England place of worship dedicated to Saint Mary the Virgin in Church Street, Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The parish church stands a short distance from York House and the banks of the River Thames, immediately opposite Eel Pie Island. ==History== The church stands on the site of an earlier one and incorporates its 15th-century medieval tower. On 9 April 1713 the ancient church's 14th-century nave collapsed. The painter Godfrey Kneller was a churchwarden of St Mary's at the time and was active in the plans for reconstruction in the Neo-classical style by the local architect John James.〔〔(St Mary's Church ) at twickenham-museum.org.uk, accessed 14 October 2012〕 A local resident, Lady Wentworth, wrote a month after the collapse that it had been foreseen by a new vicar, Dr Pratt:〔 Inside the 18th-century church some older monuments have survived from the medieval nave, including a brass to Richard Burton, the King's chief cook, and Agnes his wife, dated 1443.〔〔 On 20 June 1721 Dr Pratt baptised at the church "James Shandayes and John Twogood", described as two Indian princes.〔Frederic Chapman, illus. Thomas R. Way, ''Architectural Remains of Richmond, Twickenham, Kew, Mortlake, and Petersham'' (The Wildhern Press, 2008 edition, ISBN 184830059X), p. 65〕 They were followed in 1747 by Henry Fielding's son William.〔Martin C. Battestin, ''A Henry Fielding Companion'' (Greenwood, 2000, ISBN 031329707X), p. 4〕 Hallam Tennyson, son of the poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and eventually second Governor-General of Australia, was christened at the church in 1852.〔Cecil Y. Lang & Edgar F. Shannon, Jr. (eds.), ''The Letters of Alfred Lord Tennyson, Volume II: 1851-1870'' (Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1987, ISBN 978-0674525849), p. 47〕 The 18th-century nave of the church is in red brick with Tuscan pilasters and pediments. Following the reconstruction of 1713–14, the church was enlarged in 1754 and contains fittings of the same period, including a reredos and gallery fronts. The tower has a ring of eight bells, of which one dates from the early 16th century, three from the 17th and four from the 18th.〔(SAINT MARY THE VIRGIN, TWICKENHAM ) at aim25.ac.uk, accessed 20 October 2012〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St Mary's, Twickenham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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