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J Taylor, ‘Church of Temple or the Holy Cross, Bristol’, Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society 33 (1887), 51–9 TP Wadley (ed), Notes or Abstracts of the Wills contained in the volume entitled the Great Orphan Book and Book of Wills, in the Council House at Bristol , 1886 [includes 19 wills recording bequests to Temple Church]
- Temple Church
Address: Victoria Street, Bristol, BS1 6HS. Before You Go....
- Temple Church
Temple Church, also known as Holy Cross Church, (grid reference ST5972) is a ruined church in Redcliffe, Bristol, England. It is on the site of a previous, round church of the Knights Templar, which they built on land granted to them in the second quarter of the 12th century by Robert of Gloucester. In 1313 the Knights Hospitaller acquired the ...
Address: Victoria Street, Bristol, BS1 6HS. Before You Go. The leaning tower and walls of this large late medieval church in Bristol survived bombing during the Second World War. Temple Church is so called because the original church here was built by the Knights Templar, the medieval military order founded to protect pilgrims to the Holy Land.
The former churchyard of Temple Church continues to be a public open space under the care of Bristol City Council. Within the churchyard there are remnants of an avenue of lime trees. Donne's map of 1773 (See Fig.6) shows two avenues of trees within the churchyard which were probably planted following the refurbishment of the church earlier in the century.
Jan 3, 2021 · Originally the site of a 12th Century temple built by the Knights Templar, the church was one of many buildings hit in the Bristol Blitz of November 1940 to April 1941.
Jan 3, 2021 · BBC News. A church that has stood empty since being bombed in World War Two is set to be revived. Temple Church in Bristol city centre is in the top 20 worst condition buildings belonging to ...
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Nov 1, 2015 · But this month the church is getting a new lease of life, as artist Theaster Gates transforms the ruins into a temporary performance space for his first UK project ‘Sanctum’. With its distinctive leaning tower, Temple Church is the only English Heritage property in Bristol. The shell of the structure dates from the late medieval period, and ...
