St Mark's Church is a Victorian

Church of England parish church A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within each Church of England parish (the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative unit; since the 19th century sometimes ca ...

and

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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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History

The church was built and consecrated in 1870 as part of

Talbot Village Talbot Village is located on the boundary of Bournemouth and Poole in Dorset, England. The old Talbot Village was built between 1850 and 1862 because of the generosity of two sisters, Georgina and Mary Talbot. Georgina and Mary divided their yea ...

. The church became a

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in 1972. The church was expanded in 1991. In March 2007, a car was set on fire next to the church. The fire spread to the roof of the old church which was destroyed.

Gallery

File:St. Mark's church, Talbot Village - geograph.org.uk - 1537225.jpg, The West tower of church,

. File:St Mark, Talbot Village - geograph.org.uk - 1514244.jpg, The church as seen from the east. File:Talbot Village, St Mark's Church - geograph.org.uk - 1109400.jpg, The church as seen from the north. File:Talbot Village, war memorial - geograph.org.uk - 1109425.jpg, The parish war memorial in front of the church. File:Graveyard, Talbot Village - geograph.org.uk - 1537239.jpg, The Victorian section of the

graveyard A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ...

. File:Talbot Village, churchyard cross - geograph.org.uk - 1106994.jpg, Churchyard cross.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Mark's Church, Bournemouth Churches completed in 1870 1870 establishments in England Church of England church buildings in Dorset Churches in Bournemouth 19th-century Church of England church buildings Grade II listed churches in Dorset

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