List of churches in Bristol

Last updated September 10, 2024

The English city of Bristol has a number of churches.

Bristol has lost, rebuilt or demolished all of its strongly characteristic late medieval parish churches - the naves had no clerestories, any added aisles and chapels were separately gabled, all in simple Perpendicular style. These include the church of St Thomas the Martyr, St Nicholas's church, Christ Church with St Ewen, St Werburgh's church, Temple church, St Peter's church, St Mary le Port church and the church of St Augustine the Less. The church of St Philip and St Jacob gives an idea of the Bristol style, but with much alteration.^[1]

There is also a list of former churches in Bristol.

The churches listed are Anglican except when otherwise noted.

Name of Church	Alternative Name(s)	Built	Location	Notes	Grade if listed building	Reference
St. Augustine's Church		1970s	Whitchurch	Closed at midday on 28 November 2007.
All Saints, Bristol		12th century		A mediaeval church mainly rebuilt in the 18th century. Currently (2006) a Diocesan Education Centre.	II*	"Church of All Saints". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
Arley Chapel	Polish Church of Our Lady of Ostrobrama	1855	Arley Hill Road, Cotham	Polish Roman Catholic	II	"Arley Chapel". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
Bishopston Methodist Church
Bristol Cathedral	Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity	1140	College Square, off Anchor Road.		I	"Cathedral Church of St Augustine, including Chapter House and cloisters". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
Bristol Community Church	Bristol New Covenant Church		Waters Road, Kingswood
Buckingham Baptist Chapel		1842	Queen's Road, Clifton	by Richard Shackleton Pope	II*	"Buckingham Baptist Chapel". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2007.
Carmel Christian Centre	Carmel		Bath Road, Brislington	Non-denominational
Chapel of the Three Kings of Cologne		1504	Colston Street		II*	"Chapel of the Three Kings of Cologne". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2007.
Christ Church with St Ewen		1786–1791	Clare Street, City of Bristol.	by William Paty	II*	"Christ Church with St Ewen". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
Christ Church, Clifton Down		1841	Clifton Down		II*	"Christ Church". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
Church of All Hallows		1899	Easton		II	"Church of All Hallows". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
Church of St John the Baptist, Bristol	St John's in the wall	14th century	City	Includes St John's Gate. The church is in a striking position over one of the old city gates. Founded before 1174, the present church is Perpendicular from the period 1350–1500. A conduit has supplied water from Brandon Hill since 1374	I	"Church of St John the Baptist and St John's Gate". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
Church of the Holy Trinity with St Edmund	Horfield parish church	15th century	Horfield		II*	"Church of the Holy Trinity with St Edmund". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2007.
Church of Holy Trinity, Hotwells		1829	Hotwells	By CR Cockerell	II*	"Church of Holy Trinity". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2007.
Church of Holy Trinity, Stapleton	Stapleton Parish Church	1857	Stapleton, Bristol		II*	"Church of Holy Trinity". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2007.
City Road Baptist Church	Baptist	1862	Stokes Croft	By James Medland and A.W. Maberly	II	"City Road Baptist Chapel". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
Clifton Cathedral	Roman Catholic cathedral church of St Peter and Paul	1970-73	Clifton
Cotham Church	Highbury Congregational chapel	1842-3	Cotham		II*	"Cotham Church". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2007.
Counterslip Baptist Church		1957	Whitchurch
Crofts End Church		1895	St George
Crossnet			Redland			"Crossnet Bristol" https://www.crossnet.org.uk/ Retrieved 17 October 2019
Eastern Orthodox Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God		1888	Clifton	Home to the oldest Orthodox community in Bristol providing services in English, Russian and Romanian.
Ebenezer Church		1930s	Filton Avenue, Horfield
Emanuel Court		1869	Clifton	Church tower, now flats.	II	"Emanuel Court". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
faithSPACE	Southville Methodist Church
Glenside Museum		1861	Fishponds	Previously hospital chapel	II	"Glenside Hospital Chapel". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2006.
Holy Trinity Church, Westbury on Trym		1194	Church Rd in Westbury on Trym		I	"Church of the Holy Trinity". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
Holy Trinity Church, Kingswood		1819-21	Kingswood, South Gloucestershire		II*	"Holy Trinity Church". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
Holy Trinity Church, Lawrence Hill (St Philips)	Trinity Centre	1829	Lawrence Hill	By Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson. Deconsecrated.	II*	"Holy Trinity Church". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
Hope Chapel, Hotwells, Bristol		1787	Hotwells
Life Community Church Bristol	Life Church Bristol		Fishponds
New Covenant Church Bristol			Lawrence Hill, Bristol
New Life Church Bristol			Meeting at Frenchay Village Hall, Frenchay
New Room, Bristol	John Wesley's Chapel	1739	Broadmead	By John Wesley	I	"The New Room". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
Oasis Church South Bristol		2011	Hengrove, Bristol	Part of Oasis John Williams and Oasis Trust. http://www.oasisacademyjohnwilliams.org/
Redland Parish Church		1740-43	Redland			"Redland Chapel". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
Severn Vineyard Church		2009	University Road, Clifton, Bristol	www.severnvineyard.org
St Aidan		1902	St George		II	"Church of St Aidan". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
St Alban, Redland		1907	Redland		II	"Church of St Alban". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
St Andrew's, Clifton		1154 (first mention of old church), 1822 (new church)	Clifton	Old church demolished in 1820s, new church bombed and damaged during the Bristol Blitz and finally demolished in 1956		Bristol Record Office
St Bonaventure's		1901	Bishopston	Roman Catholic
St Ewen's, Old City	St David's Welsh Anglican church Feeder Road 1881 Arch J Bevan demolished 1923	1140 (demolished 1820)	Corn Street and Clare Street, Bristol	When the church was demolished in 1820, the congregation joined with Christ Church. The Old Council House (now the Register Office) was built on the site between 1824 and 1827.^[2]		St David's Welsh Anglican Church 1888 demolished 1923 ref. Y loegre sheets Cymru.
St George, Brandon Hill		1821-3	Brandon Hill	Built by Robert Smirke	II*	"Church of St George, Brandon Hill". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
St James' Priory, Bristol		1129	City	The present church consists of part of the nave of a priory founded by Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester no later than 1134. Currently (2006) the Roman Catholic church of the Little Brothers of Nazareth.	I	"Church of St James". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
St James' Presbyterian Church of England			Horsefair, City	Bombed and gutted 24 November 1940. Tower survives, but nave is offices immediately south of Bristol coach station.
St John's Place		1841	Clifton	now offices	II	"St John's Place". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
St John the Baptist		1834	Frenchay		II	"Church of St. John Baptist". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2007.
St John the Baptist, Bedminster		1003 (earliest record of the Old Church), 1663 (17th-19th century church), 1855 (New Church)	Bedminster	Old church razed to the ground in 1645 by Prince Rupert of the Rhine during the English Civil War. 17th-19th century church demolished in 1854 to make way for the new church. New church damaged by incendiary bombs on 24 November 1940 during World War II.		Bristol Record Office
Church of St Jude the Apostle with St Matthias-on-the-Weir		1849	Braggs Lane, Old Market, Bristol		II	"Church of St Jude the Apostle with St Matthias-on-the-Weir". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
St Luke's Church, Barton Hill		1840s	Queen Ann Road, Barton Hill		II	"Church of St Luke and attached side railings". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
St Luke's Church, Brislington		15th century	Church Hill, Brislington		II	"Church of St Luke". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
St Mark's Church, Bristol	Lord Mayor's Chapel	1230	College Green, Bristol	Originally the chapel of Gaunt's Hospital, a monastic foundation of 1220. The official Corporation church since 1722.	I	"Church of St Mark, Lord Mayor's Chapel". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
St Mary le Port		Pre 11th century	Castle Park	Ruins	II (Tower)	"Tower of Church of St Mary-le-Port". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
St Mary on the Quay		1839-43	Colston Avenue	Built in 1839 by R.S. Pope for the Irvingite congregation, Roman Catholic since 1843	II*	"Church of St Mary-on-the-Quay". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
St Mary Magdalene, Stoke Bishop		1860	Mariners Drive, Stoke Bishop		II	"Church of St Mary Magdalene". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
St Mary Redcliffe		late 12th century	Redcliffe Way		I	"Church of St Mary Redcliffe". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
St Mary, Fishponds		1821	Manor Road, Fishponds		II	"Church of St Mary". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
St Mary, Shirehampton		1929	High Street, Shirehampton		II	"Church of St Mary". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
St Mary the Virgin, Henbury		c1200	Church Close, Henbury		II*	"Church of St Mary the Virgin". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
St Matthews Church, Cotham		1833-35	Clare Rd Cotham	by Thomas Rickman	II	"Church of St Matthew". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2007.
St Michael on the Mount Without	Church of St Michael		St Michael's Hill	Built in the 15th century. Disused.	II*	"Church of St Michael". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
St Nicholas, Bristol		1769	St Nicholas Street	The first church was founded before 1154, with a chancel extending over the south gate of the city. The gate and old church were demolished to make way for the rebuilding of Bristol Bridge and the church was rebuilt in 1762-9 by James Bridges (architect) and Thomas Paty, who rebuilt the spire. The interior was destroyed by bombing in 1940 and rebuilt 1974-5 as a church museum, used by the city council. Part of the old church and town wall survives in the 14th century crypt. The interior was restored and the church reopened in 2018 under the leadership of Rev'd Toby Flint.^[3]	II*	"Church of St Nicholas". stnicholasbristol.org.
St Oswald's church		1927	Cheddar Grove, Bedminster Down		II	"Church of St Oswald". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
St Paul		1831	Coronation Road, Southville	NB only tower is listed building	II	"Tower of the Church of St Paul". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
St Pauls Church, Bristol		1790s	Portland Square, St Pauls		I	"Railings and gates of the Church of St Paul". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2007.
St Peter's Church, Castle Park		12th century	Castle Park	A Saxon foundation, bombed in 1940. Ruined. Maintained as a monument to the civilian war dead of Bristol.		"Church of St Peter". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
St Peters Church, Bishopsworth		1842	Church Rd, Bishopsworth		II*	"Church of St Peter". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
St Peter and St Paul, Bristol	The Greek Church		Lower Ashley Road	Greek Orthodox
St Philip and Jacob, Bristol		Before 1174	Narrow Plane	Commonly known as "Pip n Jay" since the 1960s and "Central Church" since 2018. Early C13 chancel, nave and lower tower, mid C15 N chancel aisle and upper tower, nave altered 1764, N and S stair turrets to the nave, N porches and refenestration of 1836; restored 1850 by William Armstrong.	II*	"Central Church Bristol". centralchurchbristol.org Retrieved 7 August 2024.
St Stephen's Church, Bristol		1470	St Stephens Avenue		I	"Church of St Stephen". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
St Thomas the Martyr, Bristol		Founded before 1200	St Thomas Street	Rebuilt in Perpendicular style in the mediaeval period and again in 1789-93 by James Allen. Redundant.	II*	"Church of St Thomas including wall, gates and gateway". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
St Werburghs Church		1758	Mina Road, St Werburghs		II*	"Church of St Werburgh". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
Temple Church	(Holy Cross Church)	12th century	City	A round church was built by the Knights Templar in 1150 and rebuilt at the suppression of the order in 1312. Gutted by bombing in 1940. Ruined.	II*	"Temple Church". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2006.
Victoria Methodist Church	Vic		Clifton
Whitefield's Tabernacle, Kingswood		1741	Kingswood		I	"Whitfield's Tabernacle". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
Wick United Reformed Church		1800s	Wick, South Glos		II	"Wick URC". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
Woodlands Christian Centre	Woodies		Clifton

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References

↑ Isabel M Kirby, Records of the Diocese of Bristol, Bristol Corporation, 1970, p.x
↑ "Records of the Diocese of Bristol", University of Bristol (Bristol Branch of the Historical Association), 1970, p167.
↑ "St Nicholas Church closed since World War Two to reopen". BBC News. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

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[1] Isabel M Kirby, Records of the Diocese of Bristol, Bristol Corporation, 1970, p.x

[2] "Records of the Diocese of Bristol", University of Bristol (Bristol Branch of the Historical Association), 1970, p167.

[3] "St Nicholas Church closed since World War Two to reopen". BBC News. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

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