St Michael's Church, Bournemouth
{{Short description|Grade II* listed Gothic Victorian church in Bournemouth, Dorset, England}}
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File:Bournemouth - St Michael's Church - geograph.org.uk - 70160.jpg
St Michael's Church is a Grade II* listed Gothic Victorian church in Bournemouth, Dorset, England.{{Cite web |title=Church of St Michael, Poole Road, Bournemouth - Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole (UA) {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/advice/heritage-at-risk/search-register/list-entry/22171 |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}}
History
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.{{Cite web |date=2011-02-11 |title=1875 – St. Michael’s Church, Bournemouth, Dorset |url=https://www.archiseek.com/2011/1860-st-michaels-church-bournemouth-dorset/ |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=Archiseek - Irish Architecture |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=CHURCH OF ST SWITHUN, Non Civil Parish - 1108865 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1108865 |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}}
In December 1884, clergyman Dennis Hird was ordained as a Church of England deacon and appointed to St Michaels.{{cite news |date=27 December 1884 |title=Ordination |newspaper=The Hampshire Advertiser |page=6}}
In 2021, the church was renamed St Mike's to attract younger generations.{{Cite web |title=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 |url=https://premierchristian.news/en/news/article/from-st-michael-s-to-st-mike-s-bournemouth-church-changes-its-name-to-attract-younger-people |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=premierchristian.news |language=en}}
Gallery
File:Logo of St Michael's Church, Bournemouth.jpg|Symbol on the church gate.
File:Clock on the Church of St Michael in Bournemouth.jpg|Church clock.
File:Entrance to the Church of Saint Michael in Bournemouth.jpg|Church entrance.
File:Tower of the Church of Saint Michael, Bournemouth.jpg|Church tower.
File:Bournemouth, towards St. Michael’s along Terrace Road - geograph.org.uk - 2831652.jpg|The church from a distance way.
References
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External links
- [https://www.stmikeschurch.org/i-am-new Church website]
See also
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Category:Diocese of Winchester
Category:Churches completed in 1875
Category:1875 establishments in England
Category:Churches in Bournemouth
Category:Grade II listed churches in Dorset
Category:Gothic Revival architecture in Dorset