Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Richmond

Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Richmond is a Roman Catholic church in Sheen Road, Richmond, London. It serves the East Sheen parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark and, as it is close to Richmond's boundary with East Sheen, is often known as Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, East Sheen.

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Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Richmond
51°27′44.8″N 0°17′6.7″W
Location	222 Sheen Road, Richmond TW10 5AN
Country	United Kingdom
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	www.olqp.info
History
Founded	November 1953
Dedicated	June 1971[1]
Architecture
Architect(s)	Frank Broadbent of Goodhart-Rendel, Broadbent & Curtis[2]
Years built	1953–54[2]
Administration
Diocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark
Deanery	Mortlake
Parish	East Sheen
Clergy
Priest(s)	Monsignor William Saunders

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It was the first church to be designed by architect F G (Frank) Broadbent^[1] (1909–1983)^[3][4] (of Goodhart-Rendel, Broadbent and Curtis).

The foundation stone was laid in November 1953 by the Rt Reverend Monsignor Cyril Cowderoy, Roman Catholic Bishop of Southwark. The church opened on 9 May 1954 and was expanded in 1963. The consecration, by Archbishop Cyril Cowderoy, did not take place until June 1971.^[1] A new parish hall was built in 1992.^[1]

The church became a parish in its own right in 1959.^[1] Its priest is Monsignor William Saunders.^[5]