A Grade II listed Church of England designed by Arthur Blomfield, distinguished by red brick construction and a buttressed west turret, with a notable stained glass window honouring a young Scout.
At a glance
St Mellitus’s is a red brick church completed in 1909, its west elevation anchored by a sturdy buttressed turret. The interior contains a side chapel with stained glass designed by Edward Stanley Watkins in 1917, depicting the crucifixion after Pietro Perugino’s composition.
History
Designed by the prominent Victorian architect Arthur Blomfield, the church was built in 1909. The side chapel stained glass window was commissioned in 1917 to commemorate Scout Owen Harwood, who died that year. The window was designed by Edward Stanley Watkins, an Ealing-based designer of the period.
What you see
The church’s dominant feature is its red brick fabric, with a characteristically buttressed west turret rising above the entrance. The stained glass window in the side chapel reproduces Pietro Perugino’s crucifixion composition, rendered in colour and light in memory of the young Scout.
Cultural significance
The church exemplifies Blomfield’s approach to parish church design in the early twentieth century. The stained glass window bridges art history—drawing on a Renaissance masterwork—with local commemoration, reflecting how churches served as repositories of community memory.
Key facts
- Country: United Kingdom
- City: London Borough of Ealing
- Grade II listed building
- Designed by: Arthur Blomfield
- Built: 1909
- Stained glass window designed by Edward Stanley Watkins, 1917
- Coordinates: 51.5093, -0.3349
Practical information & getting there
St Mellitus’s Church is located in Hanwell, in the London Borough of Ealing, west London. Contact the church directly for visiting hours and services.
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