Church of the Week
Shepperton, Surrey
St Nicholas in Shepperton, Surrey, dates back to 1614, but it is believed that there has been a church in Shepperton since the 7th century, on or near the present site. Being so close to the river, in 1605-6 particularly high floods inundated the church and swept it away, which forced the rebuild. The tower was added in the 1700s, after Queen Anne was boating past the church and questioned why it didn’t one. Shortly afterwards money was raised to build the magnificent structure seen today, which is visible from far across the Thames Valley. We were delighted to award £37,260 to St Nicholas through our Last Chance Churches Appeal, to enable the tower to be restored and this important heritage to be saved.
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