Following the death of Mary Sophia Tudor, a member of the Thynne family, her family decided to build All Saints Church in a field near their home as a private chapel to commemorate her life. The red brick chapel was consecrated in 1863. William Morris and his team produced the stained glass windows that made All Saints an important stopping place for visitors to Windsor.
By the early 1960s it became clear that All Saints church was suffering from cracks caused by the movement of the Thames Valley clay on which the church is built. It is also possible that a nearby World War II doodlebug explosion may have added to the instability. In 1962 the brickwork was so cracked and deteriorated that it was decided that the church had to be closed to avoid injury to the congregation.
The specification for the new building was for a multi-purpose building that could seat 150 people, but could also be partitioned to allow other activities like meetings and play groups. It was to contain a kitchen and toilets. The Morris stained glass windows were to be incorporated in to the new building. On Saturday 9th June 1973 the Bishop of Reading came to conduct the service to dedicate the new Church. Since then there have been a number of extensions to the church centre, which is now a thriving focal point for the community of Dedworth.
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