The Diocese of Brentwood was founded on 20 July 1917 out of territory formerly in the Archdiocese of Westminster. It covers the county of Essex, including the unitary authorities of Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea and the east London Boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Westminster in the Province of Westminster. The cathedral is in Brentwood, and is dedicated to St Mary and St Helen. 115 churches were visited for Taking Stock (2012).
A functional multi-purpose hall with a screened-off sanctuary. A Mass centre existed in Doddinghurst between 1951... Read More
A utilitarian design of the 1950s, replacing and incorporating some furnishings from an E. W. Pugin church of 1869,... Read More
A modern dual-purpose church and hall of utilitarian design.The first church, dedicated to The Immaculate Heart of... Read More
A large portal-frame church of the 1950s by John Newton, with some jazzy detailing.The first parish church was a dual... Read More
A modern church of the early 1970s, with the emphasis on the main top-lit worship space and a minimum of external... Read More
A large post-war church apparently inspired by San Zeno, Verona. The unusual plan was designed to ensure a clear view... Read More
A plain post-war neo-Georgian church which makes a positive contribution to the Epping conservation area. The... Read More
A large and handsome church of the 1880s by the Pugin firm, forming part of a former Franciscan Friary complex. The... Read More
A characterful early-twentieth century building of mock-Tudor design, by local architect William Hayne. It was built as... Read More
A post-Vatican II centrally-planned church, built by Lanner of Wakefield to one of their standard designs.A Mass... Read More
A handsome Arts and Crafts former Methodist church of 1904, with a galleried interior with hammerbeam roof, attached... Read More
A substantial, economically-built church of the 1880s, serving what was at the time of construction the largest mission... Read More
