St John the Baptist, Frenchay

St John the Baptist
Location within Bristol
General information
Town or city Bristol
Country England
Coordinates 51°29′42″N 2°31′16″W / 51.495012°N 2.521217°W
Completed 1834

St John the Baptist is a church in the Frenchay area of Bristol, England.

It was built in 1834 by Henry Rumley. Work on the vestry in 1887 was by the local architect William Larkins Bernard.[1]

It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building.[2]

The large church has a low battlemented tower with a slender spire which overlooks the common.[3]

The churchyard contains the war graves of six service personnel of World War I and three of World War II.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Parish Magazine 1887 - Parish of Winterbourne at frenchaymuseumarchives.co.uk, accessed 25 November 2008
  2. ↑ "Church of St. John Baptist". Images of England. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
  3. ↑ Burrough, THB (1970). Bristol. London: Studio Vista. ISBN 0-289-79804-3.
  4. ↑ CWGC Cemetery Report. Breakdown obtained from casualty record.

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