St Andrew Bobola Church, Hammersmith
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St Andrew Bobola Church, Hammersmith (Polish: Kościół św. Andrzeja Boboli) also known as the Polish Church in Shepherd's Bush is a Roman Catholic parish church serving the Polish community in West London. The building was designed in Gothic Revival style by Edmund Woodthorpe, and stands at 1 Leysfield Road, close to Ravenscourt Park.
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St Andrew's Polish RC Church | |
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St Andrew Bobola Polish Roman Catholic Church | |
51.5009°N 0.2378°W / 51.5009; -0.2378 | |
Location | 1, Leysfield Road Shepherd's Bush, W 12 London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | https://bobola.church/en/ |
History | |
Former name(s) | St Andrew's Presbyterian Church |
Status | Active |
Founded | 1869 (1869) |
Founder(s) | Divisional general Archbishop Józef Gawlina in 1962 |
Dedication | St. Andrew Bobola |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Parish Church |
Architect(s) | Edmund Woodthorpe |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1869 |
Completed | 1870 |
Closed | 1960 |
Administration | |
Province | Polish Catholic Mission |
Archdiocese | Westminster |
Parish | West London Polish Community |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Most Rev. Vincent Nichols |
Priest in charge | Fr. Marek Reczek |
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