St Mark's Church, Bournemouth

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The parish war memorial in front of the tower of St Mark's church in the background, pictured in 1998. Talbot Village, parish church of St. Mark - geograph.org.uk - 486174.jpg
The parish war memorial in front of the tower of St Mark's church in the background, pictured in 1998.

St Mark's Church is a Victorian Church of England parish church and listed building in Bournemouth, England. [1]

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History

The church was built and consecrated in 1870 as part of Talbot Village. [2]

The church became a Grade II listed building in 1972. [3]

The church was expanded in 1991. [4]

In March 2007, a car was set on fire next to the church. [5] The fire spread to the roof of the old church which was destroyed. [6]

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References

  1. "St Mark's and St Saviour's Church". www.stmarkschurch-talbotvillage.org.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. "Talbot Village Parish Records, Dorset". www.opcdorset.org. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  3. "CHURCH OF ST MARK (INCLUDING TOWER), Non Civil Parish - 1108798 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  4. GRANT, BOURNEMOUTH (28 July 2013), ST MARKS CHURCH. TALBOT VILLAGE. BOURNEMOUTH. DORSET. c1992 , retrieved 25 September 2021
  5. "Torched car sparks church blaze". Bournemouth Echo. 28 March 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  6. "BLAZE AT ST MARKS". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

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