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St Anne's Church, Kew Green

Historic site · Kew, England

St Anne's Church is a neo-classical building of 1714 and the central focus of Kew Green, TW9 3AA. It is Grade II listed, NHLE 1194022, and its raised churchyard is separately listed in two Grade II parts, NHLE 1065407 to the south of the church and NHLE 1357735 to the east. No source states its opening hours, so none are given here.

History

The churchyard on three sides of the church holds the tombs of the painters Thomas Gainsborough and Johan Zoffany; neither tomb carries an entry of its own on the National Heritage List for England, and the two Grade II designations here are the churchyard sections themselves. Camille Pissarro, resident at 10 Kew Green, painted the church as "Church at Kew" in 1892. Kew Green is owned by the Crown Estate and leased to the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames; its open grassland extends to about thirty acres and has hosted cricket since the 1730s. Elizabeth Gate, one of the two main entrances to the Royal Botanic Gardens, is at the west end of the green, and the principal entrance gates and railings fronting Kew Green are Grade II listed, NHLE 1250801.

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Kew Green, Richmond, London TW9 3AA

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