Bristol No. 20

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view of church exterior - west view

the 15th-century former church
Scene Description: the 15th-century former church
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Sharon Loxton, 2006
Image Source: digital photograph taken 7 July 2006 by Sharon Loxton [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/197998] [accessed 16 October 2010]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0

INFORMATION

Font ID: 16971BRI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Perpendicular
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Werburgh [now a climbing centre]
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Werburga [aka Werbyrgh, Werburgh]
Church Notes: "St Werburgh's Church, Bristol is a former church and climbing centre in St Werburghs, Bristol, England. St. Werburghs is situated in the St Werburgh's area in central north-east Bristol, England, which became known as St.Werburghs when St Werburghs Church was relocated (and substantially rebuilt) to Mina Road in this district from Corn Street, Bristol in 1879. It is now a Climbing Centre". [source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Werburgh%27s_Church,_Bristol] [accessed 16 October 2010]
Site Location: Bristol, South West, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located now in NE Bristol [Coordinates for the area: 51° 28′ 12″ N, 2° 34′ 33.6″ W 51.47, -2.576] [Coordinates for the church: 51:28.2985N 2:34.6369W]. The church was originally in Clare Street, in the city centre
Font Notes:
Disappeared font? Reported in Fryer (1914) [reference only -- text N/A]. The church was dismantled and moved, from the city centre, in Clare Street, to the Mina Rd, in the northeast. The font was 15th-century.

REFERENCES

  • Fryer, Alfred C., "The lost font of St. Werburgh's Church, Bristol", 7 (1914), Proceedings, Clifton Antiquarian Club, 1914, pp. 77-79; p. 77-79