Parish Church of St. Augustine of Canterbury, Summers Street
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Parish Church of St. Augustine of Canterbury, Summers Street
Image: © P L Chadwick Taken: 5 Oct 2010
This large Anglican church, built of red brick, to an unusual but attractive design, dates from 1908. It serves the Rodbourne area of the town which, decades ago, was mainly home to workers in the former nearby railway works and their families. The church was never fuly completed. If the original plans had been followed, its area would be twice as large as it is now. The church is dedicated to St. Augustine, who was the first Archbishop of Canterbury. He was sent by the church in Rome to England in 596 AD, and was later made Archbishop. He died in the early 7th century. Image Image
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Image Location
Latitude
51.566138
Longitude
-1.801868