St. Mary the Virgin
Church · Bristol · Bristol
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St Mary the Virgin's site may have held a church since a Christian grant to the Bishop of Worcester around AD 691. The present building's Late Norman to Early Gothic core dates from about 1200, with its chancel, tower and chapels added through the 13th and 14th centuries. Thomas Rickman added the north chapel in 1836, and George Edmund Street restored the church in 1875-77.
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St Mary the Virgin (grid reference ST562788) is a Church of England parish church in Henbury, a suburb of Bristol, England. Located within an extensive churchyard visible from the nearby Blaise Castle Estate, the building has been designated by Historic England as a Grade II* listed building. The site has a history of Christian worship possibly dating to a 7th-century grant of land to the Bishop of Worcester. The core of the present building was constructed around 1200 in the transitional Late Norman to Early Gothic style, with the chancel, tower, and chapels added during the 13th and 14th centuries. For several centuries, the church functioned as a prebend of the college at Westbury-on-Trym, counting the theologian John Wycliffe among its prebendary. The fabric of the church was significantly altered during the 19th century through extensive restoration work carried out by the Gothic Revival architects Thomas Rickman and George Edmund Street. While retaining its medieval nave arcades and distinctive segmental doorways, the interior was refitted with new furnishings, stained glass, and a stone reredos. The churchyard is notable for its historic monuments, including the Grade II* listed...
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- Why stop at St. Mary the Virgin on a bike ride?
- St Mary the Virgin's site may have held a church since a Christian grant to the Bishop of Worcester around AD 691. The present building's Late Norman to Early Gothic core dates from about 1200, with its chancel, tower and chapels added through the 13th and 14th centuries. Thomas Rickman added the north chapel in 1836, and George Edmund Street restored the church in 1875-77.
- Where is St. Mary the Virgin?
- St. Mary the Virgin is in Bristol, Bristol (United Kingdom).