Church of All Saints, Clifton

In 1862, a committee was set up to provide a large church for the Clifton area of Bristol. A narthex was added in 1909 by George Frederick Bodley, and a sacristy was added in 1928 by Frederick Charles Eden. W. H. Randoll Blacking was the architect chosen to reconstruct the church and produced detailed plans. However, after much delay, Blacking died in 1958 before work could begin. Piper would only use this medium for one other commission, at St Matthew's Church in Southcote, Reading, the following year. Piper's principal design is seen in the floor-to-ceiling west window. On the left is a golden representation of the River of Life flowing from an urn at the top. To the right is the Tree of…

In 1978, the parish of All Saints Clifton was joined with that of St John's Clifton to form the Parish of All Saints with St. John Clifton. St John's Church was declared redundant in 1980. In March 2013, the parochial church council voted to rescind Resolutions A and B, and to rescind the petition for alternative episcopal oversight. With these actions, the parish signalled that it accepts the ordination of women. It remains within the Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England.