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Christ the King Church, Wimbledon Park

1928 establishments in England20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United KingdomAdrian Gilbert Scott buildingsChurches in the Diocese of SouthwarkItalianate architecture in England
Italianate church buildings in the United KingdomRoman Catholic churches completed in 1928Roman Catholic churches in the London Borough of Merton
Christ the King Church, Wimbledon Park by John Salmon Geograph 2784141
Christ the King Church, Wimbledon Park by John Salmon Geograph 2784141

Christ the King Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in the Wimbledon Park area of Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton. It was founded in 1913, and built in 1926 by the Society of Jesus. The architect was Adrian Gilbert Scott.

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Christ the King Church, Wimbledon Park
Arthur Road, London Wimbledon Park (London Borough of Merton)

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Arthur Road
SW19 8AD London, Wimbledon Park (London Borough of Merton)
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Christ the King Church, Wimbledon Park by John Salmon Geograph 2784141
Christ the King Church, Wimbledon Park by John Salmon Geograph 2784141
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Wimbledon Manor House

Wimbledon manor house; the residence of the lord of the manor, was an English country house at Wimbledon, Surrey, now part of Greater London. The manor house was over the centuries exploded, burnt and several times demolished. The first known manor house, The Old Rectory was built around 1500 still stands as a private home, despite very nearly falling into a state beyond repair, in the 19th century. The ambitious later Elizabethan prodigy house, Wimbledon Palace, was "a house of the first importance" according to Sir John Summerson, and is now demolished.The manor house passed through several further iterations, being entirely rebuilt three times. From the 18th Century onwards the manor lands began to reduce in size as various owners sold off parts. What was known as the 'Old Park', an area of around 300 acres stretching westwards from the present Cannizaro House (now a hotel) and public park, was sold off in 1705. Most of the present day Wimbledon Common was also once part of the manor, with grazing rights given to tenants of the lord of the manor. The Common was saved from enclosure and development in 1871 by a remarkably early act of conservation. 42 acres, previously part of the manor parklands, are now occupied by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club that has made Wimbledon synonymous with tennis. Further tracts of the Grade II* listed public Wimbledon Park include its present-day golf course and the lake, the latter created along with further improvements to the park by the famous landscaper 'Capability' Brown for Earl Spencer, in 1768.