Abbeys & priories · North East England
Sacred Heart Church, Middlesbrough
Sacred Heart Church, Middlesbrough in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Sacred Heart Church, Middlesbrough is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Sacred Heart Church formerly the Church of Sacred Heart and St Philomena is a Roman Catholic Parish church in the town centre of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire. It was built from 1930 to 1932 and is based on the design of St Andrew's Abbey in Bruges, Belgium. It is situated on the west side of Albert Park on the Linthorpe Road. It is a Grade II listed building.
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Background
Architecture
The foundation stone of the church was laid on 20 September 1930 by the Bishop of Middlesbrough, Thomas Shine. In 1932 the church was opened, originally dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and St Philomena. The church architect was Jules Coomans (1871–1937), a Belgian architect from Ypres. He designed the War Victims Monument in Ypres and there is a street is named after him there. He also worked on various renovations and construction of churches in Ypres and Bruges.
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- Coordinates
- 54.5639, -1.2412
- District
- Middlesbrough
- Parish
- Middlesbrough, unparished area
- Postcode
- TS5 6LA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
- Established
- 1932
- Official site
- sacredheartmbro.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q19655076 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Sacred Heart Church, Middlesbrough (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sacred Heart Church, Middlesbrough?
- Sacred Heart Church, Middlesbrough is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS5 6LA), in the parish of Middlesbrough, unparished area.
- When was Sacred Heart Church, Middlesbrough built?
- Built or established in 1932.
- How do I get to Sacred Heart Church, Middlesbrough?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TS5 6LA. It sits within the Middlesbrough and Thornaby East parliamentary constituency.