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Christ Church, Richmond

1894 establishments in England1986 disestablishments in EnglandArthur Blomfield church buildingsChurches completed in 1864Former Church of England church buildings
Former churches in the London Borough of Richmond upon ThamesRichmond, LondonUse British English from September 2016
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Christ Church is a former Church of England church on Kew Road in Richmond, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Its architect was Arthur Blomfield who, thirty years earlier, had designed another Anglican church of the same name in neighbouring East Sheen.The church building opened in 1894, the congregation's founding members being 1,300 Anglican members of St John the Divine, Richmond who objected to St John's moving away from an Evangelical style of worship and towards a more Catholic direction. They had left St John's in the 1870s and started worshipping at an iron church on Park Lane, Richmond that had previously been used by the Baptist congregation of Duke Street Church prior to the opening of its own church building in 1870.The foundation stone of the new building was laid by HRH Mary, Duchess of Teck. The church's first vicar, from 1893 to 1908, was the Rev. Alfred Ernest Foster, who had been priest-in-charge at the temporary iron church since 1891.A large hall was built at the back of the church in 1895–96.The church closed in 1986, the congregation having merged with that of Holy Trinity Church, Sheen Park, Richmond, in 1977. The building has been converted into 15 residential flats.

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Christ Church, Richmond
Kew Road, London Kew (London Borough of Richmond upon Thames)

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TW9 2AU London, Kew (London Borough of Richmond upon Thames)
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Old Deer Park cricket ground
Old Deer Park cricket ground

Old Deer Park cricket ground is part of the Old Deer Park in Richmond, London. The park has been used as a venue for cricket since the 1860s and is home to Richmond Cricket Club. Old Deer Park has hosted occasional Middlesex county matches since the 1990s. In 1867, Richmond played a United South of England Eleven at the ground. The Australian Aboriginal tour in 1868 included a two-day match there against Richmond – a 1988 tour commemorated this with a replay of the fixture. Other overseas teams that played at Old Deer Park included New Zealand in 1927, the South American XI in 1932, and Nigeria from 1955 to 1959. Despite historically being within Surrey, Old Deer Park has played host to List A matches involving Middlesex. The first of these was the visit of Nottinghamshire in the 2000 Norwich Union National League. In 2001 Middlesex Cricket Board played a home List A match at the ground in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy against Berkshire. From 2000 to 2004 a total of five List A matches were played on the ground, the last of which saw Middlesex play Scotland in the 2004 Totesport League. Middlesex Women played a List A game against Essex at Old Deer Park in the 2009 Women's County Championship. Previously, Middlesex met Surrey Women in a friendly there in 1999. Middlesex have also played 15 men's Twenty20 matches at Old Deer Park. The first T20 match there was a 2003 Twenty20 Cup fixture against Kent. The club used the ground in the Twenty20 Cup/T20 Blast until the 2019 season. The ground has hosted a number of Second XI matches. Surrey Second XI played Norfolk in the 1923 Minor Counties Championship, and since 1990 Middlesex Second XI have played some of their matches there. In club cricket, the ground has been the home venue of Richmond Cricket Club since 1864. Richmond have competed in the Middlesex County Cricket League since it began in 1972. Australian Adam Gilchrist played for Richmond at Old Deer Park in 1989 before he became an international star. Late in his career, he returned to Old Deer Park as a Middlesex player in the 2010 Twenty20 Cup, in their match against Glamorgan.