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The church is in the parish of St Gregory the Great with St Thomas More. It serves the St Thomas More Catholic Centre on Princess Elizabeth Way in Cheltenham. On 30 November 2011, St Thomas More Church was demolished and the church hall was developed to accommodate a
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In the spring of 1854, the monks from Douai Abbey were still serving the church when building work started on the church. The church was designed by
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had started, but was of course not complete. In 1876, the tower and spire were completed. The next year, on 6 November 1877, the church was
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In 1809, a chapel was built on the site of the present church. It was built with the guidance of its first priest, Fr Augustine Birdsall
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St Thomas More Church, before its demolition in 2011; the Catholic Centre is behind and to the right of the church.
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was completed and the church was opened. That year, work on the tower and
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Demolition of Hester's Way church marks start of new era
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Saint Gregory the Great Parish Church (disambiguation)

St Gregory's Church is located in Gloucestershire
St Gregory's Church is located in England
51°54′05″N 2°04′49″W / 51.9015°N 2.0803°W / 51.9015; -2.0803
OS grid reference
SO9457022558
Denomination
Roman Catholic
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Pope Gregory I
Consecrated
Architect(s)
Charles Hansom
Style
Gothic Revival
Province
Birmingham
Diocese
Clifton
Deanery
Parish
Listed Building
Roman Catholic
Parish church
Cheltenham
Charles Hansom

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