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"This is Edward Maufe's finest church". This is the comment by Elain Harwood in her listing report to English Heritage.

St. Thomas' is a Grade II* listed building. Edward Maufe won the competition for Guildford Cathedral in 1932. His reputation as a church architect had hitherto rested on restoration work at AIl Saints', Southampton and' St Martin's in the Fields'; and on two churches for the Royal Association for the Deaf at East Acton and Clapham, and most notable a well respected 'Clubland' Methodist chapel in Walworth which was bombed in the war.

Work on Guildford Cathedral did not begin until 1936 in the meantime Maufe designed St Thomas's, for which the foundation stone was laid in July 1933. Completed in 1934, the materials used were an experiment with the form of construction proposed for Guildford. They were the load-bearing silver grey Tondu brick from South Wales and particularly the reinforced concrete vault Iined with acoustic plaster. Many of the interior details are also similar to Guildford Cathedral: most notably the tall lancets and narrow aisle passages with the acutely pointed arches, but also the style of some of the fittings and the employment of Eric Gill as one of the sculptors.

The large Calvary that arrests attention from the road is by Eric Gill, its' cross forming the tracery of the East Window. This was carved 'in situ' from a single Weldon stone block. The carving over the north door is the work of Vernon Hill, depicting a dove with the girdle of Our Lady that was sent to St. Thomas. To the left of the door, almost at ground level, the seal of Edward Maufe can be seen.

The wave pattern to the brass kicking plates on the doors represents the sea. Inside the north porch is a carving of St Matthew by John Skelton (nephew of Eric Gill).

St Thomas the Apostle, Hanwell is part of of the Diocese of London, and has a thriving congregation with a wide range of ages from children, through families young and old, to those who remember the 'new'.

St Thomas opened in 1934. All are welcome and, we hope, made to feel part of the church family as we join together in praising His name.

Our life together and mission flows from our experience of the Eucharist. In the Eucharist we celebrate our unity and diversity. We encounter the living God in bread and wine, the bible and each other being fed by him so that we can feed other in the places in which we live and work.

We have a thriving Junior Church (Sunday School) in classes from ages 3-11, strong Christian links with our Youth Organisations, and viberant choral tradition that celebrates the rich musical tradition of the historic Church of which the Church of England is a part.