Christ Church (Clifton Down)
| Christ Church | |
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| place | Clifton |
| Client | Charley Dyer |
| Construction year | 1841 |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 27 '46.2 " N , 2 ° 37' 11.6" W |
The Christ Church (Christ Church) in Clifton Down in Bristol in England is a finished in 1841 parish church of the Church of England and a listed building of the second degree. Your location is also given as ST571739 on the National Grid .
history
The church was designed by Charles Dyer in 1841 , the steeple by John Norton in 1859 and the naves by William Basset Smith in 1885.
In 2015 the church was closed for two weeks after strong winds damaged the steeple.
architecture
The cruciform limestone building with a slate roof was built in the style of the early English Gothic. The choir has a 5/8 ending. The north transept is supported by a buttress .
The five-story spire steeple is 65 m (213 ft) high. The entrance is covered with Purbeck marble at its foot . The western gallery in the church is supported by cast iron pillars in wood paneling.
Replica
A replica of the church is in Thames Town , a suburb and planned city of Shanghai in the style of English architecture.
Church archive
Church records for Christ Church, Clifton, Bristol are in the Bristol Archives, Ref. P.CC, including baptism and marriage records. The archive also contains records of incumbents, church leaders, parish councilors , charities and the sacristy .
Web links
- Church website
- The Christ Church of Clifton in the ChurchCrawler
- Gnu Tube : The singers and musicians of Christ Church Clifton
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christ Church . In: Images of England . Archived from the original on November 18, 2007. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 16, 2007.
- ↑ Christ Church . Historic England. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- ↑ Christ Church Clifton . In: Emporis Buildings . Retrieved May 15, 2007.
- ↑ Christ Church Clifton forced to close over safety fears after winds damage 65-meter spire . In: Bristol Post , April 13, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2016. ( Page no longer available , search web archives )
- ↑ Christchurch damaged spire in Bristol Assessed for repairs . BBC. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- ^ Andrew Foyle: Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides) . Yale University Press, 2004, ISBN 978-0300104424 , pp. 224-225.
- ^ Lim, Louisa: China Gets Its Own Slice of English Countryside . In: World News . National Public Radio (NPR). December 12, 2006. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
- ↑ Why We Shouldn't Mock the Idea of an Eiffel Tower in Hangzhou (en-US) . In: CityLab . Retrieved February 11, 2017.
- ↑ Online catalog
