Pokesdown Congregational Church in Southbourne, Dorset

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Get directions 18 Southbourne Road
Southbourne, Bournemouth Unitary Authority, Dorset BH5 6AE England

Coordinates: 50.73089, -1.81977
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The original church which stood on this site was built in 1820 and demolished in 1857, when the foundation stone for the current building was laid.

It was greatly improved and enlarged between 1870 and 1895 to accommodate the growing congregation.

The building was decommissioned after being closed for some years and was converted into private flats in 2007. In 2016 it was decided by the property developer to exhume the remains of those buried in the grounds in order to landscape the grounds as garden area for the tenants of the flats.

To date this work has not been carried out, but work is expected to go ahead in the near future. All remains will be cremated and reburied and I will update the details as they become known.