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St Michael's Church, Bournemouth

Coordinates: 50°25′53″N 1°31′55″W / 50.431308°N 1.531986°W / 50.431308; -1.531986
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50°25′53″N 1°31′55″W / 50.431308°N 1.531986°W / 50.431308; -1.531986

St Michael's Church as seen from the west in 2003.

St Michael's Church is a Grade II* listed Gothic Victorian church in Bournemouth, Dorset, England.[1]

History

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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.[2][3]

In December 1884, clergyman Dennis Hird was ordained as a Church of England deacon and appointed to St Michaels.[4]

In 2021, the church was renamed St Mike's to attract younger generations.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Church of St Michael, Poole Road, Bournemouth - Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole (UA) | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  2. ^ "1875 – St. Michael's Church, Bournemouth, Dorset". Archiseek - Irish Architecture. 2011-02-11. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  3. ^ "CHURCH OF ST SWITHUN, Non Civil Parish - 1108865 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  4. ^ "Ordination". The Hampshire Advertiser. 27 December 1884. p. 6.
  5. ^ "From St Michael's to St Mike's: Bournemouth church changes its name to attract younger people - Premier Christian News | Headlines, Breaking News, Comment & Analysis". premierchristian.news. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
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See also

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