St Augustin's Church is a
Grade II listed
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Gothic Victorian Anglican
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church in
Bournemouth
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,
Dorset
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,
England
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. The church stands across the
A347 road from
Wimborne Road Cemetery.
History
St. Augustin's church was constructed between 1891 and 1892 as a
chapel of ease
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to
St. Stephen's. The church was designed by
Gothic Revival architect William Butterfield
William Butterfield (7 September 1814 – 23 February 1900) was a British Gothic Revival architect and associated with the Oxford Movement (or Tractarian Movement). He is noted for his use of polychromy.
Biography
William Butterfield was bo ...
.
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.
References
See also
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List of churches in Bournemouth
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Grade II listed churches in Dorset
Church of England church buildings in Dorset
Churches in Bournemouth
Gothic Revival church buildings in England
Gothic Revival architecture in Dorset
Churches completed in 1892
1892 establishments in England
William Butterfield buildings