Building in Bristol, England
St Thomas the Martyr is a former
Church of England
parish church on St Thomas Street in the
Redcliffe district of the
English port city of
Bristol .
It has a 14th-century tower, but the
nave was rebuilt 1791–93 by James Allen.
[1] A substantial reordering was carried out by
William Venn Gough between 1878 and 1880, and the top of the tower was remodeled with
spirelet ,
pinnacles , and pierced
parapet by Gough in 1896–97.
[2]
The interior of the church
Four paintings for the
reredos were commissioned from the German artist Fritz von Kamptz in 1906,
[3] and are now housed in the south aisle.
[2]
Although the church survived the
Bristol Blitz of the
Second World War , the congregation declined after the war and the church was finally declared redundant. It is in the care of the
Churches Conservation Trust ,
[4] having been
vested in the Trust on 17 February 1988.
[5]
Engraving of St Thomas the Martyr church, published c.1838. The view shows the 18th-century body of the church on the left of the image and the
medieval tower in the centre. In front of the church can be seen the graveyard with standing gravestones. In the background can be seen the buildings of the St Thomas Livestock Market, now mostly demolished except the
Wool Hall which has been regenerated into a cult music venue called The Fleece.
The organ was built by
John Harris in 1729, and attracted the admiration of
Handel .
[6]
It is recorded in the
National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II*
listed building .
[1]
Archives
Parish records for St Thomas the Martyr church, Bristol are held at
Bristol Archives (Ref. P. St T) (
online catalogue ) including baptism, marriage and burial registers. The archive also includes records of the
incumbent , churchwardens,
overseer of the poor ,
parochial church council , charities, societies, waywarden and
vestry plus deeds, plans and photographs.
Current usage
The building is currently leased by the
Churches Conservation Trust to a
Romanian Orthodox Church community who use it for worship on Sundays and special days. Otherwise it is available for hire.
[7]
See also
References
^
a
b
Historic England ,
"Church of St Thomas including wall, gates and gateway, Bristol (1202562)" ,
National Heritage List for England , retrieved 11 April 2015
^
a
b Foyle, Andrew (2004),
Bristol , Pevsner Architectural Guides, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, pp.
110–111 ,
ISBN
0-300-10442-1
^
"Fritz von Kamptz" , Manx National Heritage , retrieved 31 July 2008
^
Church of St Thomas the Martyr, Bristol, Bristol ,
Churches Conservation Trust , retrieved 30 November 2016
^
Diocese of Bristol: All Schemes (PDF) , Church Commissioners/Statistics,
Church of England , 2011, p. 3, retrieved 2 April 2011
^ Boeringer, James (1983), Organa Britannica , Associated University Presses, p. 337,
ISBN
0-8387-1894-9
^
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