Holy Rood Church, Swindon
Holy Rood Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. It was founded in 1851 as a chapel and was rebuilt as a church in 1905. It is situated on the corner of Groundwell Road and Lincoln Street in the centre of the town. It was designed by Edward Doran Webb as a Gothic Revival church and was the first Roman Catholic church built in and around the town since the Reformation.
| Holy Rood Church | |
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Holy Rood Church Holy Rood Church | |
| 51.558505°N 1.778172°W | |
| OS grid reference | SU1547584426 |
| Location | Swindon |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | HolyRoodSwindon.co.uk |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | Feast of the Cross |
| Consecrated | 1 September 1932 |
| Events | Moved in 1882 Rebuilt in 1905 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Edward Doran Webb |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1905 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Birmingham |
| Diocese | Clifton |
| Deanery | St Aldhelm |
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