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Christ Church, Bradford-on-Avon

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445: 180: 28: 452: 492: 472: 482: 209:, the originally Norman church of Holy Trinity, which was considered to be "in a bad part of the town." The church was in need of repair and the nearby Saxon 497: 236:; the east end was rebuilt, with an extra bay beyond the east wall to form a sanctuary. After Scott's death in 1878, interior work was overseen by his son 80: 210: 456: 477: 224:
in 1839. Consecrated in 1841, it was "originally...a simple design with plain walls, clear glass windows and stone flagged floors and was in the
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Early in the 19th century, people in this area of town objected to going down the hill to the northern town centre to their
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describes it as a "big, prosperous church". Today the parish forms part of the North Bradford-on-Avon benefice.
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The new parish of Christ Church was created and a new structure was commissioned to be designed by
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added the south chapel as a war memorial to C. Eric Moulton.
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across the road from Holy Trinity was yet to be discovered.
198:, Wiltshire, England. It is in the Bradford Deanery of the 161: 151: 147: 137: 132: 124: 119: 111: 72: 64: 53: 43: 38: 20: 194:is in the northern Hillside Terraces district of 128:Oolitic limestone masonry walls with iron clamps 493:19th-century Church of England church buildings 473:Church of England church buildings in Wiltshire 8: 443: 17: 275: 483:Grade II* listed churches in Wiltshire 413:The Churches of North Bradford on Avon 373:; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1975) . 283: 281: 279: 247:The church has a ring of eight bells 160: 150: 7: 350:Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers 298:National Heritage List for England 14: 409:"Christ Church, Bradford on Avon" 346:"Bradford on Avon: Christ Church" 320:"Christ Church, Bradford on Avon" 450: 26: 498:Commissioners' church buildings 457:Christ Church, Bradford-on-Avon 383:(2nd ed.). Harmondsworth: 110: 21:Christ Church, Bradford-on-Avon 478:George Gilbert Scott buildings 1: 258:The church was designated as 183:A view of the church in 2015 324:Wiltshire Community History 519: 488:Churches completed in 1878 293:"Christ Church (1036077)" 173: 169: 34: 25: 381:The Buildings of England 133:Design and construction 253:Gillett & Johnston 184: 211:Church of St Lawrence 182: 459:at Wikimedia Commons 234:George Gilbert Scott 200:Diocese of Salisbury 326:. Wiltshire Council 226:Perpendicular style 92: /  44:Architectural style 39:General information 185: 162:Reference no. 455:Media related to 371:Pevsner, Nikolaus 238:John Oldrid Scott 177: 176: 125:Structural system 120:Technical details 510: 503:Bradford-on-Avon 454: 447: 442: 441: 439:Official website 424: 423: 421: 419: 405: 399: 398: 367: 361: 360: 358: 356: 342: 336: 335: 333: 331: 316: 310: 309: 307: 305: 289:Historic England 285: 264:Nikolaus Pevsner 260:Grade II* listed 196:Bradford-on-Avon 107: 106: 104: 103: 102: 97: 96:51.351°N 2.249°W 93: 90: 89: 88: 85: 58:Bradford-on-Avon 30: 18: 518: 517: 513: 512: 511: 509: 508: 507: 463: 462: 437: 436: 433: 428: 427: 417: 415: 407: 406: 402: 395: 387:. p. 131. 369: 368: 364: 354: 352: 344: 343: 339: 329: 327: 318: 317: 313: 303: 301: 287: 286: 277: 272: 157: 154:Listed Building 100: 98: 94: 91: 86: 83: 81: 79: 78: 12: 11: 5: 516: 514: 506: 505: 500: 495: 490: 485: 480: 475: 465: 464: 461: 460: 448: 432: 431:External links 429: 426: 425: 400: 394:0-14-0710-26-4 393: 362: 337: 311: 274: 273: 271: 268: 175: 174: 171: 170: 167: 166: 163: 159: 158: 152: 149: 148: 145: 144: 139: 135: 134: 130: 129: 126: 122: 121: 117: 116: 113: 109: 108: 101:51.351; -2.249 76: 70: 69: 66: 62: 61: 55: 51: 50: 45: 41: 40: 36: 35: 32: 31: 23: 22: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 515: 504: 501: 499: 496: 494: 491: 489: 486: 484: 481: 479: 476: 474: 471: 470: 468: 458: 453: 449: 446: 440: 435: 434: 430: 414: 410: 404: 401: 396: 390: 386: 385:Penguin Books 382: 378: 377: 372: 366: 363: 351: 347: 341: 338: 325: 321: 315: 312: 300: 299: 294: 290: 284: 282: 280: 276: 269: 267: 265: 261: 256: 254: 250: 245: 243: 239: 235: 231: 227: 223: 222:G. P. Manners 219: 214: 212: 208: 207:parish church 203: 201: 197: 193: 192:Christ Church 190: 181: 172: 168: 164: 155: 146: 143: 142:G. P. Manners 140: 136: 131: 127: 123: 118: 114: 105: 77: 75: 71: 67: 63: 59: 56: 52: 49: 46: 42: 37: 33: 29: 24: 19: 16: 416:. Retrieved 412: 403: 375: 365: 355:11 September 353:. Retrieved 349: 340: 330:11 September 328:. Retrieved 323: 314: 304:11 September 302:. Retrieved 296: 257: 255:of Croydon. 246: 242:C.E. Ponting 215: 204: 191: 186: 138:Architect(s) 54:Town or city 15: 251:in 1923 by 156:– Grade II* 99: / 74:Coordinates 60:, Wiltshire 467:Categories 270:References 220:architect 84:51°21′04″N 376:Wiltshire 262:in 1952. 232:" by Sir 112:Completed 87:2°14′56″W 48:Victorian 418:10 March 230:restored 189:Anglican 165:1036077 68:England 65:Country 391:  420:2023 389:ISBN 357:2017 332:2017 306:2017 249:cast 218:Bath 187:The 115:1841 469:: 411:. 379:. 348:. 322:. 295:. 291:. 278:^ 202:. 422:. 397:. 359:. 334:. 308:.

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Victorian
Bradford-on-Avon
Coordinates
51°21′04″N 2°14′56″W / 51.351°N 2.249°W / 51.351; -2.249
G. P. Manners
Listed Building

Anglican
Bradford-on-Avon
Diocese of Salisbury
parish church
Church of St Lawrence
Bath
G. P. Manners
Perpendicular style
restored
George Gilbert Scott
John Oldrid Scott
C.E. Ponting
cast
Gillett & Johnston
Grade II* listed
Nikolaus Pevsner



Historic England
"Christ Church (1036077)"
National Heritage List for England

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