St Mary's church, Fishponds
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St Mary's church, Fishponds
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 3 Apr 2023
This parish church started life in 1820. The parish of Stapleton (then outside Bristol's reach) had expanded and a new place of worship was deemed necessary. A small plot was bought in 1806 for £170 and a chapel of ease built in 1821. Consecrated on St Aidan’s Day, 31st August, 1821, it was known as Trinity Chapel. By the early 1860s, Fishponds was created a parish in its own right as the area grew quickly. Trinity Church became the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin on 14th December, 1869; Bristol's boundaries swallowed Fishponds in 1897.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.481844
Longitude
-2.530177