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St Swithun's Church, Bournemouth

Church in Dorset, England

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Overview

St Swithun's Church is a Grade II listed church in the town of Bournemouth, England.

History

The church was a product of the Revd. Alexander Morden Bennett's long campaign of High Anglican church building in Bournemouth, beginning in 1851 with his own church of St. Peter, the mother church of St Swithun. Together with St. Michael's Church, St. Swithun's was one of the town centre's churches to be designed by Richard Norman Shaw. The chancel was built from 1876 to 1877 and the nave was between 1891 and 1892. Other parts of the church such as the vestries were added 1913 by H. E Hawker, a local architect. On 1 August 1974, the church was designated a grade II listed building. The plant was later rebranded as Lovechurch and further planted to two other churches in Bournemouth, but the name St. Swithun's is still referenced as the site name. In October 2020, the church received a government grant in support of the church's work in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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File:Bournemouth, former parish church of St. Swithun - geograph.org.uk - 631215.jpg The church seen from the northeast from Manor Road. File:Bournemouth, St. Swithun's church in snow - geograph.org.uk - 1150571.jpg St. Swithun's church in snow. File:South Face of the Church of Saint Swithun, Bournemouth (Detail).jpg South Face of the Church. File:Southwest View of the Church of Saint Swithun, Bournemouth.jpg Southwest View of the Church. File:East Face of the Church of Saint Swithun, Bournemouth.jpg East Face of the Church of Saint Swithun. File:Northeast View of the Church of Saint Swithun, Bournemouth.jpg Northeast View of the Church. File:Lychgate of the Church of Saint Swithun, Bournemouth.jpg Lychgate of the Church. File:War Memorial outside the Church of Saint Swithun, Bournemouth (02).jpg The war memorial outside the church.

File:Epigraph on the West Face of the Church of Saint Swithun, Bournemouth.jpg Epigraph on the West Face of the Church. File:North Face of the Church of Saint Swithun, Bournemouth (02).jpg North Face of the Church.

See also

* List of churches in Bournemouth

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