From the 12th century this has been a place of daily prayer, and an extraordinary building, created for the glory of god.
For more information visit on this building visit www.explorechurches.org/church/bristol-cathedral-bristol
The Synagogue in Bristol is an Ashkenazi synagogue built in 1870-71 by architects Hyman Henry Collins and Samuel Charles Fripp. The synagogue was rebuilt in 1921. This brick building still serves as a synagogue.
A church has stood on the present site since Norman times, this probably being the third, but in 1786 the medieval building, which had a history of instability, was judged beyond repair and pulled down. The present church was then built after surrender of the southern side of the site to enable Wine Street to be widened.
The Christian community has worshiped continuously on the site occupied by the church for well over 800 years. The first church may have built here in Saxon times, when Bristol first became a port. The original quayside was just across the road, below the red sandstone cliff from which this area gets its name.
The present church is a treasure of international importance, a Grade I listed building that is a masterpiece of Gothic architecture.
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