St Augustin's Church, Bournemouth - geograph

St Augustin's Church is a

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church in

Bournemouth 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 Southern ...

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. The church stands across the

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from

Wimborne Road Cemetery Wimborne Minster (often referred to as Wimborne, ) is a market town in Dorset in South West England, and the name of the Church of England church in that town. It lies at the confluence of the River Stour and the River Allen, north of Poole ...

History

St. Augustin's church was constructed between 1891 and 1892 as a

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to St. Stephen's. The church was designed by Gothic Revival architect

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Gallery

File:St Augustine, Bournemouth - East end (geograph 6295517).jpg, Eastern view inside. File:St Augustine, Bournemouth - Chancel (geograph 6295522).jpg, Chancel. File:Bournemouth, postbox № BH2 116, St. Augustin's Road - geograph.org.uk - 878842.jpg, Postbox. File:Bournemouth, parish church of St. Augustin - geograph.org.uk - 486172.jpg, View of the church from Wimborne Road, in 2001.

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