HOLY CROSS, BIDSTON The Lady Chapel, Holy Cross, Bidston, by F

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Description: The Lady Chapel, Holy Cross

TitleThe Lady Chapel, Holy Cross

Creator nameVelarde, Francis Xavier

Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1957–1959

Object typeArchitecture

LocationBidston, United Kingdom

SubjectsArchitecture--England--History--20th centuryChurch architecture--England--20th centuryModern movement (Architecture)--20th century

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10. Places of Worship

Elain Harwood

Space, Hope and Brutalism: English Architecture, 1945–1975

The Church of England was one area where decent architecture already had a place in ordinary people’s lives, for since the eighteenth century some of its most interesting buildings had been built in working-class areas. Such building also demonstrated that the Anglicans had long struggled to attract...

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Elain Harwood

PublisherPaul Mellon Centre

Related print edition pages: pp.421-459

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Chapter subject tags:Architecture--England--History--20th centuryModern movement (Architecture)--20th centuryChurch architecture--England--20th centuryModernism (Aesthetics)

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