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St Michael's Church, Bournemouth
St Michael's Church is a Grade II* listed Gothic Victorian church in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. History The church was built in 1875 and was consecrated on 20 January 1876. Together with St Swithun's Church, St Michael's was one of the town's two central churches to be designed by Richard Norman Shaw. In 2021, the church was renamed St Mike's to attract younger generations. Gallery File:Logo of St Michael's Church, Bournemouth.jpg, Symbol on the church gate. File:Clock on the Church of St Michael in Bournemouth.jpg, Church clock. File:Entrance to the Church of Saint Michael in Bournemouth.jpg, Church entrance. File:Tower of the Church of Saint Michael, Bournemouth.jpg, Church tower. File:Bournemouth, towards St. Michael’s along Terrace Road - geograph.org.uk - 2831652.jpg, The church from a distance way. References {{Reflist External links Church website See also * List of churches in Bournemouth The following is a list of churches in Bournemouth, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bournemouth - St Michael's Church - Geograph
Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the English south coast, equidistant () from Dorchester and Southampton. Bournemouth is part of the South East Dorset conurbation, which has a population of 465,000. Before it was founded in 1810 by Lewis Tregonwell, the area was a deserted heathland occasionally visited by fishermen and smugglers. Initially marketed as a health resort, the town received a boost when it appeared in Augustus Granville's 1841 book, ''The Spas of England''. Bournemouth's growth accelerated with the arrival of the railway, and it became a town in 1870. Part of the historic county of Hampshire, Bournemouth joined Dorset for administrative purposes following the reorganisation of local government in 1974. Through local government changes in 1997, the town began to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
