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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.
Introduction. The churchyard and ruined church today form a peaceful garden within the business district of modern day Bristol. There are four entrances into the churchyard with a diagonal path flanked by mature lime trees bisecting the area. At the far end of the churchyard there is a high wall which may possibly be part of the original complex.
Nov 1, 2015 · Sanctum breathes new life into Temple Church. Seventy-five years ago this month, Bristol’s Temple Church was bombed on the first night of the blitz. Only the shell of the building, dating mainly from the 14th century remained. But this month the church is getting a new lease of life, as artist Theaster Gates transforms the ruins into a ...
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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]
