Roman Catholic Church Of The Holy Name Of Jesus
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Roman Catholic Church Of The Holy Name Of Jesus
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 11 Apr 2019
The Grade I listed church https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1271296 on Oxford Road is by Joseph Aloysius Hansom. The foundation stone was laid in 1869 and the church opened in 1871. The tower was added in 1928 as a memorial to Father Bernard Vaughn S.J, rector of the Holy Name from 1888 to 1901. It contains a chime of bells by Gillet and Johnson.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.464299
Longitude
-2.231321