St Mary's Church, Henbury

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St Mary the Virgin

St Mary's Church, Henbury (Bristol)
St Mary's Church, Henbury
Shown within Bristol
Building information
Town Bristol
Country England
Coordinates 51°30′23″N 2°37′57″W / 51.5064, -2.6325Coordinates: 51°30′23″N 2°37′57″W / 51.5064, -2.6325
Completion date 12th century

St Mary the Virgin (grid reference ST562788) is a church in the Henbury area of Bristol, England.

It was built around 1200 with the nave and lower tower surviving from that period. In the early 13th century the upper tower, chancel and south chapel were added. The north chapel was built and restoration work was carried out by Thomas Rickman in 1836, and the church was further restored by George Edmund Street in 1875-7.

It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building.[1]

The slave known as Scipio Africanus is buried in the churchyard in a grave with elaborate head and foot stones.[2] The churchyard also contains an obelisk marking the grave of Amelia Edwards.

The mortuary chapel in the churchyard was also built by Rickman and is grade II listed.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Church of St Mary the Virgin. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
  2. ^ Memorial to Scipio Africanus 10 metres NW of south porch of Church of St Mary. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
  3. ^ Mortuary chapel in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.

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