Brough Memorial Church | |
Fullname: | CSI Brough Memorial Church |
Pushpin Map: | Tamil Nadu |
Map Caption: | CSI Brough Memorial Church, Erode, Tamil Nadu |
Coordinates: | 11.3387°N 77.7261°W |
Location: | Meenakshi Sundaranar Road, Erode, Tamil Nadu |
Country: | India |
Denomination: | CSI |
Website: | https://www.broughmemorialchurch.org |
Founder: | Rev. Antony Watson Brough |
Consecrated Date: | 1930 |
Status: | Parish church |
Functional Status: | Active |
Architectural Type: | Chapel |
Style: | Indo - Saracenic Architecture style |
Parish: | Erode |
Archdiocese: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore |
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]
It is located with the geographic coordinates of 11.3387°N 77.7261°W at an altitude of about 191.95m (629.76feet) 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.
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]