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St Gabriel's Church, Deritend

1869 establishments in EnglandChurch of England church buildings in Birmingham, West MidlandsChurches bombed by the Luftwaffe in Birmingham, West MidlandsChurches completed in 1869

St Gabriel’s Church, Barn Street, Deritend is a former Church of England parish church in Birmingham.

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St Gabriel's Church, Deritend
Barn Street, Birmingham Digbeth

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