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C20 Churches

Christ the King

Monument typeAnglican Church
Listing gradeNL

Architect(s)

Harold Wharfe

Construction

Date begun1963
Date completed1978

Location

Bede Terrace
Bowburn
DH6 5DS
England

Local authorityCounty Durham

Denomination

DenominationChurch of England
DioceseDurham

Additional notes

The ‘Pineapple Church’,  so named because of its rust coloured glass fibre geodesic dome. Demolished in 2007.

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