Hanley Swan
Anglican: St Gabriel.
A large church of Malvern stone built to the designs of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and opened in 1873.
The church is open daily. (Ref: A Church Near You, March 2014)
St Gabriel’s from old postcard, c1906. St Gabriel’s, February 2007.
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References and some further sources:
Aiken, John. Census of Religious Worship, 1851: The Returns for Worcestershire.
Bridges, Tim. Churches of Worcestershire (2005)
Brooks, Alan, and Nikolaus Pevsner. Buildings of England: Worcestershire (2007)
Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service, The Hive Worcester, Parish Papers: 850 Hanley Castle with Hanley Swan
n.b. Full details of these books are on the Bibliography Page.
Websites: British History Online: Entry for Hanley Castle includes Hanley Swan.
Grade II Listed Building: Listing Details Here.
Historic England listing: Please Click Here
A Church Near You.
Family History Website.
Hanleys Village Website.
Roman Catholic: Our Lady and St Alphonsus.
At Blackmore Park. Built 1844/46 by Charles F Hansom.
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Our Lady and St Alphonsus, September 2011. (www.flickr.com/amthomson)
Interior from old undated postcard. Interior September 2011.
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Websites: Grade II Listed Building: Listing Details Here.
English Heritage List for England: Please Click Here
Catholic Directory. Entry for Hanley Swan.
Hanleys Village Website.
Nearby churches are: Hanley Castle, Malvern, Upton on Severn, Upton Deanery.
Please click on red text for a link. External websites will open in a new window. Page updated May 2022