St John the Baptist, Frenchay
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St John the Baptist is a church in the Frenchay
area of Bristol
, England
.
It was built in 1834 by Henry Rumley. Work on the vestry in 1887 was by the local architect William Larkins Bernard
.
It has been designated by English Heritage
as a grade II listed building.
The large church has a low battlemented tower with a slender spire which overlooks the common.
Frenchay
Frenchay is a suburb of Bristol, England, to the north east of the city, but located mainly in South Gloucestershire and the Civil Parish of Winterbourne....
area of Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
It was built in 1834 by Henry Rumley. Work on the vestry in 1887 was by the local architect William Larkins Bernard
William Larkins Bernard
William Larkins Bernard FRIBA was an English architect, active in Bristol and London.-Career:...
.
It has been designated by English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
as a grade II listed building.
The large church has a low battlemented tower with a slender spire which overlooks the common.
See also
- Churches in BristolChurches in BristolThe English city of Bristol has a number of churches.The churches listed are Anglican except when otherwise noted.- External links :*...
- Grade II listed buildings in BristolGrade II listed buildings in BristolThere are a large number of Grade II listed buildings in Bristol, UK.In England and Wales the authority for listing is granted by the Planning Act 1990 and is presently administered by English Heritage, an agency of the Department for Culture, Media & SportIn the United Kingdom the term listed...