Bournemouth (St. Michael, Poole Road)

St. Michael's Church, Poole Road, Bournemouth, August 2010

The church itself is by Norman Shaw, 1873-6, but the prominent tower is by John Oldrid Scott (the Son of Sir George Gilbert Scott), 1900-01, and the narthex by W. D. Caröe, 1930.

Sources:

• Betjeman, J., Sir John Betjeman's guide to English parish churches, revised and updated by Nigel Kerr. London: HarperCollins, 1993, p. 240.
• Dorset Historic Churches Trust, Dorset Churches. [Dorchester]: DHCT, 1988, p. 14.
• Pevsner, N. and Lloyd, D., The buildings of England: Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1967, p. 124.
• Church Website (St John with St Michael): http://www.stjohnstmichael.org.uk/index.html
• Parish information: http://www.achurchnearyou.com/bournemouth-st-michael/

Foundation stone (1899) for the tower of St. Michael's Church, Poole Road, Bournemouth

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Maintained by Michael Day, Last updated: 13 August 2010.