| Description: | The churchyard and ruined church today form a peaceful garden within the business district of modern day Bristol. There are four entrances into the churchyard with a diagonal path flanked by mature lime trees bisecting the area. At the far end of the churchyard there is a high wall which may possibly be part of the original complex. Extensive shrub borders extend along the west side of the former churchyard and are planted with an assortment of mostly evergreen shrubs. There are both circular and a rectangular rose bed. Immediately in front of the ruined shell of the church is an extensive herbaceous bed. Ten benches provide seating. Three individual graves together with seven large and five fragments of headstones remain spread through the former churchyard.
History: Between 1128 and 1147, Robert, Earl of Gloucester, and the natural son of Henry I, gave land in the area to the south of the river Avon to the Knights Templar. The Temple Fee as this land subsequently became known as was the eastern part of the marshland belonging to the manor of Bedminster.
Current Use: cemetery
Style: informal |
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| District: | City of Bristol |
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| County: | City Of Bristol |
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| Grid reference: | ST593727 |
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| Map reference:
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EPSG:27700]
359300,
172730 |
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| Periods: | 12TH CENTURY |
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| 1150 - 1200 |
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| Subjects: | RELIGIOUS, RITUAL AND FUNERARY FEATURES |
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| TOMB |
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| RELIGIOUS RITUAL AND FUNERARY |
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| BURIAL GROUND |
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| Identifiers: |
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ADS]
Depositor ID -
6877 |
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