The Churches of Britain and Ireland

  Bournemouth, Dorset

Bournemouth on Wikipedia.
 

Churches at Boscombe, Moordown, Southbourne, Westbourne.
 

Apostolic Faith Church, off Muscliffe Road. SZ 0895 9422. © Graeme Harvey. Interior view, © Alan K. Taylor. Facebook.

Bournemouth Oratory - see Sacred Heart, below.

Christian Fellowship Assemblies of God. Can you identify where this is or was? © Graeme Harvey.

Church for the Nations. Can you identify where this is or was? © Graeme Harvey.

Church of the Annunciation (R.C.) on Charminster Road and Richmond Wood Road. Its grade II* listing dates it to 1905-6, by G.G. Scott (his first church). SZ 0972 9318. © Graeme Harvey. Link.

Citygate Church (Evangelical) on Holdenhurst Road. SZ 0987 9186. © Chris Kippin (2024). Link.

East Cliff U.R.C. on Holdenhurst Road and St. Swithun's Road (Citygate Church can be seen in the background). This source dates it to 1879, successor to a smaller church of 1868 on the same site. SZ 0982 9180. © Chris Kippin (2024). Grade II listed.

Kinson Methodist Church. © Graeme Harvey.

Lansdowne Church (Evangelical) on Lansdowne Road. From an old direction sign nearby it seems to have been Baptist previously. SZ 0951 9149. © Chris Kippin (2024). Link.

Wimborne Road Cemetery has a Mortuary Chapel at SZ 0905 9274. It was seen by Streetview in 2017.

Our Lady of Peace St. Margaret Pole (R.C.). © Graeme Harvey.

Parish Church of the Holy Epiphany. © Graeme Harvey.

Rosebery Park Baptist Church. © Graeme Harvey.

Sacred Heart or Bournemouth Oratory (R.C.) on Albert Road. Its grade II listing dates it to 1872-4, enlarged in 1896-8. SZ 0867 9128. From an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. A modern view, © Graeme Harvey. Link.

St. Alban (Vineyard church) on Charminster Road, Fitzharris Road and Linwood Road, Charminster, as seen by Streetview in 2021. SZ 0967 9324. Grade II* listed, wherein it's dated to 1907-9.

St. Andrew at Kinson (Evangelical Charismatic Anglican). Stories abound of smuggling connected with this church, and a famous smuggler - Robert Trotman - shot by customs men in 1765, is buried here. © Roger Hopkins. Link1. Link2.

The former St. Andrew (Presbyterian) on Exeter Road. SZ 0852 9108. © Graeme Harvey. Another photo, previously in the Unknown section, was identified by Phil Draper, and is a family photograph from Alun Watkins. An enlargement of the church. Another view,  © Chris Kippin (2024). Grade II listed, wherein it's dated to 1887-8.

St. Andrew (U.R.C.) at Richmond Hill. © Graeme Harvey. Another view, with St. Stephen in the background. © Roger Hopkins. Another view, from an old postcard (franked 1905) in Steve Bulman's Collection. And another, © Graeme Harvey. Link.

St. Edmund Campion (R.C.). © Graeme Harvey.

St. Katherine at Southbourne. © Graeme Harvey.

St. Michael and All Angels. © Graeme Harvey. Another view. © Roger Hopkins.

St. Peter. From an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. A modern view. © Graeme Harvey. Another view, © Roger Hopkins. The prominent tomb is the resting place of Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. Roger Hopkins describes this church as "a delicious example of Victorian architecture with wonderfully over-egged interior dressing". Here are two photos to prove the point - 1, 2. Both © Roger Hopkins. Link.

St. Stephen was much admired by Sir John Betjeman. © Roger Hopkins. Link.

Salvation Army at Pokesdown. © Graeme Harvey.

Salvation Army at Winton. © Graeme Harvey.

Seventh-day Adventist Church. © Graeme Harvey.

Spiritualist Church on Bath Road and St. Peter's Road. SZ 0926 9120. © Chris Kippin (2024). Link.

Spiritualist Church on Charminster Road. SZ 0967 9316. © Graeme Harvey. Link.

Victoria Park Methodist Church. © Graeme Harvey.

The former Wessex Christian Centre (2021 Streetview) on Hinton Road, which in 2024 Google Streetview says is "permanently closed". Circa SZ 0902 9102.

Winton Christadelphian Church on Wimborne Road, Winton. Behind the more recent frontage is a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, shown on the 25" O.S. map of 1902. SZ 0867 9401. © Graeme Harvey. Link.

Winton Methodist Church on Alma Road and Heron Court Road, Winton. SZ 0931 9320. © Graeme Harvey. The church extends along Alma Road to Fitzharris Avenue, where there is an older church building (2019 Streetview). Link.

Winton U.R.C. on Luther Road. SZ 0874 9387. © Graeme Harvey. By 2020 this was called The U.R.C. Centre (2020 Streetview).
 

Boscombe
The Cemetery Chapels (2017 Streetview) in Boscombe East Cemetery is grade II listed, and dated to 1897. SZ 1207 9261.
Corpus Christi (R.C.) off Christchurch Road. Its grade II listing dates it to 1895-6. SZ 1209 9198. © Graeme Harvey. Link.
Life & Advent Church off Ashley Road, as seen by Streetview in 2020. SZ 1146 9216.
Rosebery Park Baptist Church, on Christchurch Road, was seen by Streetview in 2021. A Mission Hall is marked on the same site on a map of 1898. SZ 1211 9221. Link.
St. Andrew on Florence Road and Watkin Road was seen by Streetview in 2021. SZ 1161 9166. Link. The about us page dates it to 1907-8.

Moordown
Bournemouth Community Church on Wimborne Road. Circa SZ 0876 9445. © Graeme Harvey. Link.
Moordown Baptist Church. © Graeme Harvey. Link.
St. John the Baptist on Wimborne Road. An old postcard on the grade II listing (which dates it to 1873-4, by Street) shows the church before the tower was altered in 1923. SZ 0871 9448. © Graeme Harvey. Another view, © Roger Hopkins (2011). Link.

Southbourne
All Saints on Castlemain Avenue and Oxford Avenue. It's dated in this source to 1913 (opened), successor to an earlier iron church. SZ 1305 9212. © Graeme Harvey. Link. Grade II listed.
Bournemouth New Church (2019 Streetview) is on Tuckton Road at SZ 1446 9211. Link.
Citygate Church on Admiralty Road - the most recent Streetview is from 2012, when the signage said Southbourne Evangelical Church. A photo on the church website is more recent, with updated signage. SZ 1494 9126.
First Church of Christ, Scientist (2021 Streetview) on Southbourne Road at circa SZ 1311 9198. Link.
Immanuel Church (U.R.C.) on Southbourne Road. SZ 1362 9176. © Graeme Harvey. Link.
Our Lady Queen of Peace and Blessed Margaret Pole (R.C.) on Douglas Road, as seen by Streetview in 2019. SZ 1443 9153. Link.
Redeemed Christian Church of God New Beginning Chapel meets in the Stourvale Centre (2021 Streetview) on Stourvale Road. SZ 1298 9251.
St. Katharine (St. Catherine on older maps) on Church Road and Wollaston Road. Here's the best available Streetview, from 2019. SZ 1464 9133. Link.
St. Nicholas (2021 Streetview) on Broadway. SZ 1572 9127. Link.
Trinity Methodist Church (2021 Streetview) is on Southbourne Road at SZ 1319 9200. Link.

Westbourne
An otherwise unidentified Chap. is shown on a map of 1899 on the west side of Middle Road (now Robert Louis Stevenson Avenue) at SZ 0688 9126. The housing on the site today was seen by Streetview in 2012.
Christ Church on Alumhurst Road.
 SZ 0675 9121. © Chris Kippin (2024). Link. On a map of 1902 there's a building on the site of the church, and immediately to its north is a building marked Church, at SZ 0677 9125. It survives, and intrigued by it Chris took this photo. What's its story?
Our Lady Immaculate (R.C.) stands down a narrow passage off Seamoor Road. The interior. It's dated here to 1886, originally as Assembly Rooms. Catholic only since 1928, its colourful earlier history included a stint as St. Nathaniel and later as Christ Church (both Anglican) and a fruit market! SZ 0694 9143. All © Chris Kippin (2024). Link.
St. Ambrose on West Cliff Road is the Westbourne parish church.
 SZ 0714 9088. © Chris Kippin (2024). Link. Grade II* listed, wherein it's dated to 1898-1900.
West Cliff Baptist Church, on Poole Road and Grosvenor Road.
 SZ 0714 9139. © Chris Kippin (2024). Link. The our story page dates the opening of church to 1891 as The West Cliff Tabernacle, successor to Westbourne Baptist Chapel of 1879 on Seamoor Road. Grade II listed.
The former Westbourne Methodist Church on Poole Road and Landseer Road is now a Tesco store. It's dated by this source to 1887, though this may be suspect as a map of 1900 doesn't show it. SZ 0708 9147. © Roger Hopkins (2010).


 

 

 
 

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