Church of the Annunciation, Bournemouth

The Church of the Annunciation is a Grade II* listed Gothic Revival Catholic church in the Charminster area of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The church stands across Charminster Road from St Alban's Church.

The Church of the Annunciation, Charminster Road, Bournemouth, seen from the southwest in 2002

History

The Church was built in 1905–06, and was the first church designed by Giles Gilbert Scott with help from George Frederick Bodley.^[1] It was originally built as a chapel of ease to the Church of the Sacred Heart, to meet the needs of Catholics who were unable to travel to the latter church in central Bournemouth.^[2]

References

1. "ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION, Non Civil Parish - 1110033 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
2. A. Webb, The Churches of Bournemouth.

See also

• List of churches in Bournemouth

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