The remains of Westbury College, Westbury on Trym, Bristol
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The remains of Westbury College, Westbury on Trym, Bristol
Image: © C P Smith Taken: 12 Aug 2010
Westbury College was originally set up to house a body of priests who served the then collegiate Holy Trinity Church nearby. The college was built in the mid 15th century by John Carpenter, a local lad who rose to become Bishop of Worcester, and who planned to establish a new cathedral in Westbury near to the commercial centre of his diocese - Bristol. He styled himself Bishop of Worcester and Westbury! Had he lived rather longer, Westbury might now boast a great perpendicular gothic cathedral! William Canynge, the famous Bristol merchant and funder of the building of St Mary Redcliffe, was Dean here after his wife died and he joined the priesthood.
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Image Location
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51.494639
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-2.616609