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Holy Rood

Monument typeRoman Catholic Church
Listing gradeNL

Architect(s)

E Doran Webb

Construction

Date begun1912
Date completed1913

Location

Groundwell Road
Swindon
SN1 2LU
England

Local authoritySwindon Borough Council

Denomination

DenominationRoman Catholic
DioceseClifton

Additional notes

Ivor Day and O’Brien made substantial additions, demolishing the nave in 1969-71 and adding a new nave at right angles to the existing church incorporating some existing fittings by Hardman and a large scheme of dalle de verre glass by Dom Charles Norris of Buckfast Abbey.

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