The Church

 


Chelsea Old Church is a parish in the Diocese of London which is part of the Church of England.
It is located on the corner of  Old Church Street and the Embankment.
The Parish Office address is 64 Cheyne Walk, SW3 5LT, entrance at the back of the Church.

Our services follow the Book of Common Prayer and (apart from the Cromwell period) they have done so since the days of Queen Elizabeth 1. Our Bible readings are usually from the Authorised Version.

The church can also be used for concerts and other similar public events. For more information and to make enquiries please contact the Parish Office

The Church is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2 'til 4 pm

The Church has a team of Church Guides for information.

The Church is situated between Battersea and Albert bridges.

It can be reached by the following forms of transport:

Tube/Train:

South Kensington (0.7 miles), Gloucester Road (0.9 miles), Sloane Square (0.9 miles) (District and Circle Lines), West Brompton (1.1 miles),

Battersea Park (1.4 miles), Queenstown Road Battersea (1.4 miles)

Buses:

No 11 Fulham - Liverpool Street, Lower Sloane Street

No 19 Finsbury Park - Battersea, Kings Road

No 22 Piccadilly Circus - Putney Common, Kings Road

No 170 Victoria - Roehampton, Embankment

No 319 Sloane Square - Streatham Hill, Kings Road

No 345 South Kensington - Peckham, Kings Road

Chelsea Old Church on Google Maps:

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Chelsea+Old+Church&hl=en&ll=

or http://tinyurl.com/ab8h5tf

 

History

Chelsea Old Church was bombed in the Second World War and almost completely destroyed. It now stands again - as it always did - by the Thames in central London.

An important history of the church has been published. It is called "Chelsea Old Church, The Church that would not die". It is written by Alan Russet and Tom Pocock and the foreword is by John Simpson CBE, world affairs editor of the BBC. The book is lavishly illustrated and costs £25. For more details ring the Parish Office.

Since the major redevelopment of the Church, the new Vicarage stands alongside our Church Hall which is called Petyt Hall. The buildings were designed by another John Simpson - who was also the architect for the picture gallery at Buckingham Palace.

 

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The Church before the Blitz 

Church entrance at Cadogan Gate, Cheyne Walk.

Church entrance in Old Church Street.