Valuing Versatility - Heritage Open Days at St Thomas the Martyr, Bristol
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A event on Saturday 10th September. The event starts at 10:00.


Positive Perspectives of St Thomas the Martyr Bristol
Thomas Lane, Bristol, BS1 6JG

Saturday 10th September 2022
Open 10am - 5pm, Tower Tours 10.30am - 4pm

Come and explore this beautiful Mediaeval/Georgian hybrid of a hidden gem tucked away in the centre of Bristol. Celebrate recent conservation works, listen to music and enjoy refreshments provided by our Romanian Orthodox Community. If you have a head for heights, take a tower tour and see some great views of Bristol.

Listen to music throughout the day from:
SHE Choir Bristol
Huw Morgan – Slow Organ (11am)
Dead Space Chamber Music (12noon)
Fitzhardinge Consort Choir (2pm)
In Accord Choir (3pm)

About the church
Located in Bristol's city centre, this handsome late eighteenth-century church was designed in 1789 by local architect and carver James Allen to replace a medieval church deemed unsafe for use. Allen retained the fifteenth-century west tower of the old church, intending it to be 'raised and modernised' in a Classical fashion, but the plan was never carried out and the church is an unusual, but pleasing, blend of both periods. Little now survives of the old parish buildings, once home to rich clothiers, glovers, glassmakers, and wine importers whose trading activities supported the church. One of the few remaining inns of the parish is the Seven Stars Tavern, right next to St Thomas', where campaigner, Reverend Thomas Clarkson, gathered information on the Transatlantic Slave Trade. His evidence helped bring about abolition in Britain.

Event Times
Saturday 10 September: 1000-1700 Tower Tours every 30 minutes from 1030
Booking Details: No booking required

Access
Steps up from footpath at both doors. Ramp used inside the church

COVID-19 Considerations
This event will run in line with local & national government guidelines at the time of the festival.

Additional Information & Tower Tours
Max 10 people per tour/session. 30 mins no need to pre-book but spaces limited to 10 & sign up sheets available in the Church from 10.00am Contact for the day: Angharad Muir Davies (Business Support Officer, West) - 0117 9291766

https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/positive-perspectives-of-st-thomas-the-martyr-valuing-the-versatility-of-th

www.visitchurches.org.uk/visit/church-listing/st-thomas-bristol.html

Organised by
Rachel Whitty and The Churches Conservation Trust

Entry requirements:

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