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The Church of St Mary the Virgin, widely known as St Mary Redcliffe, is the main Church of England parish church for the Redcliffe district of the city of Bristol, England. [1] The first reference to a church on the site appears in 1158, [ 2 ] with the present building dating from 1185 to 1872.
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School (informally referred to as 'St Mary Redcliffe', 'Redcliffe' or 'SMRT') is a Church of England voluntary aided school situated in the district of Redcliffe, Bristol, England. The school was formed by a merger of Redcliffe Boys School and Temple Colston school; the former was founded in 1571.
St Olave's Grammar School (1571) St Mary Redcliffe School (1571) (merged with Temple Colston School for girls (1709) and is now St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School) Burford School (1571) Harrow School (1572) Netherthorpe School (1572) Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Barnet (1573) Appleby Grammar School (charter granted by Elizabeth I in 1574)
St Mary Redcliffe Pipe Walk is an annual tradition which sees participants follow the route of a conduit that runs from a water source in the Knowle area of Bristol to the church of St Mary Redcliffe, a distance of approximately 2 miles. New participants on the walk are traditionally 'bumped' on marker stones that record the route of the pipe.
He owned a fleet of at least ten ships, as is stated in William Worcester's "Itineraries", one of the largest known in England at that time, and is said to have employed 800 sailors. Three of his ships exceeded 200 tons, then considered large: The Mary Canynges (400 tons), Mary Redcliffe (500 tons) and the Mary and John (900 tons). The last was ...
1292 – Church of St Mary Redcliffe built. [5] 1295 – Parliamentary representation begins. 1373 – Bristol becomes a county corporate; [5] Redcliffe becomes part of Bristol. [2] 1470 – St Stephen's Church rebuilt. [2] c.1478–1479 – Ricart's Maiores Kalendar of Bristol started. [6]
Redcliffe Street, by James Johnson, oil on canvas, c. 1825, showing the incomplete spire of St Mary Redcliffe looming above. Redcliffe was originally part of the manor of Bedminster, held by the Earls of Gloucester, divided from Bristol by the river Avon. Relatively deep water alongside the outcrops of red sandstone upon which St Mary Redcliffe ...
Construction of the car park, which began in mid-2013, caused a short-term lack of spaces for commuters. [60] The car park cost £13 million and was funded jointly by Network Rail and the Department for Transport under the Station Commercial Projects Fund. [14] [16] Improved cycle facilities, including a bike hire scheme, were provided in the ...