Museums · South West England
St Augustine the Less Church, Bristol
St Augustine the Less was founded by the canons of St Augustine's Abbey (now Bristol Cathedral) to provide for people living within the precinct of the Abbey but were not themselves part of the abbey.
Brian Westlake — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
About
St Augustine the Less was founded by the canons of St Augustine's Abbey (now Bristol Cathedral) to provide for people living within the precinct of the Abbey but were not themselves part of the abbey. The church was entirely rebuilt c.1480. Following the Dissolution of the abbey in 1539, the church became a Church of England parish church. Following a decline in the population of the parish in the early twentieth century, the parish was united to that of St George's, Brandon Hill. St Augustine the Less was damaged by fire in the Bristol Blitz of 1940, closed in 1956 and demolished in 1962.After demolition the site remained vacant until the early 1980s, when an archaeological investigation was undertaken before an extension to the Royal Hotel was built over it. Archaeological excavations conducted on the church site in 1983-4 uncovered 11th century burials, indicating that there had been a religious site in the area prior to the construction of the Abbey in the 1140s. Over 100 burial vaults were discovered below the former church's floor, together with coins of various periods; the finds were deposited in the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery.
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From the Wikipedia article
St Augustine the Less was founded by the canons of St Augustine's Abbey (now Bristol Cathedral) to provide for people living within the precinct of the Abbey but were not themselves part of the abbey. The church was entirely rebuilt c.1480. Following the Dissolution of the abbey in 1539, the church became a Church of England parish church.
Following a decline in the population of the parish in the early twentieth century, the parish was united to that of St George's, Brandon Hill. St Augustine the Less was damaged by fire in the Bristol Blitz of 1940, closed in 1956 and demolished in 1962.After demolition the site remained vacant until the early 1980s, when an archaeological investigation was undertaken before an extension to the Royal Hotel was built over it. Archaeological excavations conducted on the church site in 1983-4 uncovered 11th century burials, indicating that there had been a religious site in the area prior to the construction of the Abbey in the 1140s. Over 100 burial vaults were discovered below the former church's floor, together with coins of various periods; the finds were deposited in the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.4521, -2.5989
- Established
- 1962
- Official site
- www.watershed.co.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: St Augustine the Less Church, Bristol (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Augustine the Less Church, Bristol?
- St Augustine the Less Church, Bristol is in South West England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.4521°, -2.5989°.
- When was St Augustine the Less Church, Bristol built?
- St Augustine the Less Church, Bristol dates to 1962.