St Swithun's Church is a
Grade II listed
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
church in the town of
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 ...
,
England.
History
St Swithuns is a work of
Richard Norman Shaw constructed in the 1870s, and was one of the towns two central churches with
St Michael's Church.
In 2014, St Swithun's became an
Anglican
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...
church. In 2020, the church received a government grant.
Gallery
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
References
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Church of England church buildings in Dorset
19th-century Church of England church buildings
Churches in Bournemouth
Grade II listed churches in Dorset
1877 establishments in England
Churches completed in 1877