Saint Peter's, Bloxwich | |
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St Peters Roman Catholic Church, Bloxwich | |
52°36′58″N2°00′15″W / 52.616°N 2.0043°W Coordinates: 52°36′58″N2°00′15″W / 52.616°N 2.0043°W | |
Location | Bloxwich, Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands |
Country | England |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | www |
History | |
Status | Catholic Church |
Dedication | St Peter |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Bucknall & Donnelly of Birmingham |
Architectural type | Gothic style |
Style | Early English |
Completed | 1869 |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Birmingham |
Archdeaconry | Birmingham |
Parish | Bloxwich |
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