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unusual facts about Corpus Christi Church, Boscombe



Chine

In Dorset, west of Bournemouth are found Flaghead Chine, Branksome Chine, Alum Chine, Middle Chine and Durley Chine, and east towards Boscombe, Honeycombe Chine.

Church of the Gesù

The Church of the Gesù was the model of numerous churches of the Society of Jesus throughout the world, starting from the Church of St. Michael in Munich (1583–1597), the Corpus Christi Church in Niasviž (1587–1593), as well as the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola in Buenos Aires (1710–1722) (Pagano 1947:18).

Corpus Christi Church, Boscombe

They purchased four and a half acres of land on which John Vertue, the first Bishop of Portsmouth, erected a small public chapel, an iron building bought from Lord Petre.

Edgar Smith Wigg

In November 1853 he married Alice (sometimes called Ann) Lane who came from Boscombe, Devon.

Henry Drummond Wolff

Whilst MP for Christchurch he lived in Boscombe, where he developed the Boscombe Spa estate, and he played an active role in the public life of Bournemouth.

Multi-purpose reef

The most recently constructed artificial surfing reef is the Boscombe Surf Reef located in Boscombe, Bournemouth on the south coast of England.

Peter Shaw Ashton

Born in Boscombe, Bournemouth, England, Ashton received his B.A. in Biology (1956), M.A. in Biology (1960) and Ph.D.

Rafael Merry del Val

His mother's family owned a large villa in Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth.

Robert Poore

Robert Montagu Poore DSO, CIE (20 March 1866 in Dublin, Ireland – 14 July 1938 in Boscombe, Bournemouth, England) was a cricketer and British army officer who, whilst serving in South Africa in 1896, played in three Tests for the South African cricket team.

Rotary Wing Test Squadron

RWTES have use of a number of aircraft, permanently based at Boscombe Down, including 2 Sea King, and 4 Gazelles.

Stanisław Stwosz

He made a sculpture depicting a scene of the Dormition of the Mother of God for the Corpus Christi Church in Biecz.


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