Our Lady Help of Christians and St Helen's Church, Westcliff-on-Sea
| St Helen's Church | |
|---|---|
| Our Lady Help of Christians and St Helen's Church | |
The church in May 2024 | |
| 51°32′17″N 0°41′59″E / 51.538097°N 0.699845°E | |
| OS grid reference | TQ8732085592 |
| Location | Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Essex |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1867 |
| Founder(s) | Countess Helen Tasker |
| Consecrated | 12 August 1919 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed |
| Designated | 26 November 2014 |
| Architect(s) | Thomas Goodman and Alexander Scoles |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 8 October 1868 |
| Completed | 1903 |
| Construction cost | £1,700 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Westminster |
| Diocese | Brentwood |
| Deanery | Southend |
St Helen's Church (formally Our Lady Help of Christians and St Helen's Church) is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Westcliff-on-Sea in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. It was founded in 1862 and built in 1867. Further extensions were made to the church from 1898 to 1903, designed by Alexander Scoles. It is situated on Milton Road near to the corner of St Helen's Road, next to St Bernard's High School. It is a Gothic Revival church, the first post-Reformation Catholic church to be built in Southend and a Grade II listed building.