Bristol, St Mary Redcliffe 1887
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As large as a cathedral and one of only two parish churches in England to have stone vaulting, St Mary's was built on a grand scale, thanks to the generosity of Bristol merchants. The interior is 275ft in length, 117ft across the transepts, and the spire is 292ft high.

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St Mary Redcliffe Church. Bristol's loveliest church, St Mary Redcliffe, was described as 'the fairest, the goodliest and most famous parish church in England' by Queen Elizabeth I in 1574. Thanks to what Bristol's 1970's town planners presumably considered their finest hour, the church is surrounded by dual carriageways. Enter the church by the north portal, a magnificent structure ...see more