Christ Church, Bradford-on-Avon
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The Anglican Christ Church is located in the northern Hillside Terraces neighborhood Conservation District of Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
. It is in the Bradford Deanery of the Diocese of Salisbury.
Early in the 19th century people in this area of town objected to going down the hill to the northern town centre to their parish at the originally Norman church of Holy Trinity, which considered to be "in a bad part of the town." The church was in need of repair and the nearby Saxon Church of St Lawrence
across the road from Holy Trinity had yet to be discovered.
The new parish of Christ Church was created and a new structure was commissioned to be designed by Bath architect G. P. Manners in 1839. It was "originally...a simple design with plain walls, clear glass windows and stone flagged floors and was in the Perpendicular style." Later Victorian taste in churches was for something more elaborate, so in 1875 it was "restored
" by Sir George Gilbert Scott
. Today, the church has a memorial to Eric Moulton in the Lady Chapel, and a ring of eight bells cast by Gillett & Johnston of Croydon.
(Fourth Sunday of each month at Holy Trinity).
Wednesday - 10:30 am Holy Communion
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
. It is in the Bradford Deanery of the Diocese of Salisbury.
Early in the 19th century people in this area of town objected to going down the hill to the northern town centre to their parish at the originally Norman church of Holy Trinity, which considered to be "in a bad part of the town." The church was in need of repair and the nearby Saxon Church of St Lawrence
St Laurence's Church, Bradford-on-Avon
St Laurence's Church, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, is one of relatively few surviving Saxon churches in England that does not show later medieval alteration or rebuilding....
across the road from Holy Trinity had yet to be discovered.
The new parish of Christ Church was created and a new structure was commissioned to be designed by Bath architect G. P. Manners in 1839. It was "originally...a simple design with plain walls, clear glass windows and stone flagged floors and was in the Perpendicular style." Later Victorian taste in churches was for something more elaborate, so in 1875 it was "restored
Victorian restoration
Victorian restoration is the term commonly used to refer to the widespread and extensive refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England churches and cathedrals that took place in England and Wales during the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria...
" by Sir George Gilbert Scott
George Gilbert Scott
Sir George Gilbert Scott was an English architect of the Victorian Age, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches, cathedrals and workhouses...
. Today, the church has a memorial to Eric Moulton in the Lady Chapel, and a ring of eight bells cast by Gillett & Johnston of Croydon.
Regular Services
Sunday - 8:00 am Holy Communion, 10:30 am Parish Communion (Family Service on 1st Sunday of each month), 6:00 pm EvensongEvening Prayer (Anglican)
Evening Prayer is a liturgy in use in the Anglican Communion and celebrated in the late afternoon or evening...
(Fourth Sunday of each month at Holy Trinity).
Wednesday - 10:30 am Holy Communion