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Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Edge Hill, Wimbledon

Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Edge Hill, Wimbledon

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Area Wimbledon
Picture Reference Wim_​22_​12-17
Original Format Postcard
Notes / History The number of practising Roman Catholics in Wimbledon was low until Edith Arendup, a wealthy religious convert, opened a Mass centre at her home in Cottenham Park in 1877.

This attracted considerable interest and by 1887 the congregation had outgrown the premises.

A new Church of the Sacred Heart was built at Edge Hill and rapidly became one of the most popular Roman Catholic churches south of the Thames.

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