The London England Temple (formerly the London Temple) is the 12th operating

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(LDS Church) and is located in Newchapel, Surrey,

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. Despite its name, it is not located within

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. The temple serves church members in south

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, the

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, southern parts of England, the Limerick District of

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History

The site of the original 34,000 square foot building, located 25 miles south of London, was selected in 1952 by

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and

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.Prescott, Marianne Holman
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'', 9 August 2019. Retrieved on 17 March 2020. Building of the temple began on 27 August 1955, and the temple was dedicated on 7 September 1958. Over 76,000 people toured the building during the public open house before it was dedicated. It was the first LDS temple to be built in the United Kingdom. Its construction was part of a growth in the number of temples, led by David O. McKay, who performed the dedication. After thirty-two years, the temple was closed for remodeling and refurbishing. An additional were added, as well as a fourth floor. In October 1992,

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rededicated the London England Temple, after a two-week public open house. A second British temple was built in 1998 in

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, Lancashire. A statue of the

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was placed atop the temple at the conclusion of the Jubilee Celebration. Included in the Jubilee project was the restoring the Manor House and the visitors center, adding new mission offices to the temple site and renovating the accommodation center for temple patrons. In 2020, like all the church's other temples, the London England Temple was closed in response to the

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Description

The temple has a total of , four ordinance rooms, and seven sealing rooms. It is faced with white Portland limestone with a green copper

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. Like other LDS Church temples, a temple recommend is required for church members to enter. Surrounding the temple is a 40-room mansion, named the Manor House, 10 acres of formal grounds, and a large pond.Phillips, Jamie
"Surrey's 17 most iconic buildings including Guildford Cathedral and the Mormon temple in Newchapel"
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File:London England Temple 008.jpg, View of temple from front gate File:London England Temple 004.jpg, Side view of temple File:London England Temple 002.jpg, Back view of temple File:London England Temple 005.jpg,

Angel Moroni The Angel Moroni () is an angel whom Joseph Smith reported as having visited him on numerous occasions, beginning on September 21, 1823. According to Smith, the angel was the guardian of the golden plates, buried in the hill Cumorah near Smith's ...

statue on spire

External links

London England Temple Official site

London England Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org
{{Authority control Buildings and structures in Surrey Religious buildings and structures completed in 1958 Temples in England The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the United Kingdom Religious buildings and structures in Surrey

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