Brough Memorial Church

Brough Memorial Church[1] or CSI Brough Memorial Church is a CSI church situated in Erode[2] of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India. This church was built and consecrated in the year 1930 by Rev. Antony Watson Brough, a missionary from South Wales in Australia.[3]

Brough Memorial Church
CSI Brough Memorial Church
CSI Brough Memorial Church, Erode
Brough Memorial Church is located in Tamil Nadu
Brough Memorial Church
Brough Memorial Church
CSI Brough Memorial Church, Erode, Tamil Nadu
11°20′19″N 77°43′34″E / 11.338701°N 77.726119°E / 11.338701; 77.726119
LocationMeenakshi Sundaranar Road, Erode, Tamil Nadu
Country India
DenominationCSI
Website[1]
History
StatusParish church
Founder(s)Rev. Antony Watson Brough
Consecrated1930
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeChapel
StyleIndo - Saracenic Architecture style
Administration
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore
ParishErode

Location

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It is located with the geographic coordinates of 11°20′19″N 77°43′34″E / 11.338701°N 77.726119°E / 11.338701; 77.726119 at an altitude of about 191.95 metres (629.8 ft) above the mean sea level, on Meenakshi Sundaranar Road (previously Brough Road named after the then member of Erode Municipality)[4][5] at the Panneer Selvam Park circle in Erode city.

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This church's facade, intricate carvings and elegant arches reflect a mix of Gothic and Romanesque architectural styles.[6]

Every year, people gather in large numbers in front of this church to welcome the new year.[7]

References

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  1. ^ K. M. George (1999). Church of South India: Life in Union, 1947-1997. Jointly published by Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge and Christava Sahitya Samithi, Tiruvalla. ISBN 978-81-7214-512-5.
  2. ^ "CSI Brough Memorial Church - Church - Erode - Tamil Nadu". yappe.in. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Home CSI BMC". Brough Memorial Church. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Plea to rename Erode Road after Rev Brough". Afternoonnews. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  5. ^ Staff Reporter (22 November 2019). "Renaming of Brough Road opposed". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  6. ^ "CSI Brough Memorial Church". www.tamilnadutourism.com. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  7. ^ Staff Reporter (1 January 2022). "Public gather in large numbers in Erode to welcome New Year". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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