St John on the Wall, Bristol

St John on the Wall, Bristol Last remaining church built into Bristol's City Wall. Grade I listed. The building of St John’s coincided with a period of great prosperity for Bristol.

Cared for by The Churches Conservation Trust, St John on the Wall is a heritage attraction in the heart of medieval Bristol. With new interactive displays and activities being launched in summer 2016, visitors will be able to discover medieval Bristol from the elegant upper church and the hidden crypt below. Sitting over the old North gate into the city, it was built in the 14th-century as a plac

e for travellers to offer prayers before a journey. Walter Frampton (died 1388), who was mayor of the city three times, founded the church, and his splendid monument stands in the chancel. His effigy lies on a tombchest decorated with heraldic shields, with a long-tailed dog at his feet. Other monuments in the chancel, and in the early 14th-century vaulted crypt beneath, testify to the wealth and business activity of the city, in Medieval times and later. See, for example, the alabaster tomb in the crypt of a merchant and his wife, with their ten children represented in panels below. The interior of the church is impressively tall and graceful, with fine fittings dating mostly from the 17th-century. On the north side of the church, built into the city wall is a fountain, a branch of a conduit installed to bring water to the Carmelite Friary 700 years ago. It is said that at election times in the past it was sometimes made to run with wine.

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Join us at Bristol’s Brilliant Archaeology 2024! On 13th July from 11:00 > 16:00 at Blaise Museum, Blaise Museum, Henbur...
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Join us at Bristol’s Brilliant Archaeology 2024! On 13th July from 11:00 > 16:00 at Blaise Museum, Blaise Museum, Henbury Road, Bristol, BS10 7QS. This is a FREE drop in event:

Join archaeologists, local societies, re-enactors, and heritage organisations to celebrate Bristol’s Brilliant Archaeology.

Less than one day to go until our next family event - Weather & Wind! Drop-in and explore St John on the Wall, Bristol c...
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Less than one day to go until our next family event - Weather & Wind! Drop-in and explore St John on the Wall, Bristol cared for by the The Churches Conservation Trust.

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Bristol
BS12EZ

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Wednesday 11am - 2pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm

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