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- St Peter’s Church was gutted by fire, but its scorched walls remained standing. After the War, St Peter’s, along with nearby St Mary-le-Port and Temple Church were preserved as ruins, and St Peter’s was designated as a memorial to the victims of the Bristol Blitz.
www.wessexarch.co.uk/our-work/st-peters-church-castle-park-bristolSt Peter’s Church, Castle Park, Bristol - Wessex Archaeology
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Jul 22, 2022 · Human remains have been found buried under the ruined church at the heart of Castle Park in Bristol. A team from Wessex Archaeology have been carrying out a three-day survey at the site, which...
Nov 11, 2022 · The largely 15th-century building suffered bomb damage in the Second World War, and has since been left as an un-roofed shell and monument to Bristolians who lost their lives during the conflict....
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St Peter's Church is a ruined church in Castle Park, Bristol, England. It was bombed during World War II and is now preserved as a memorial. Taken c.1925 from the North East.
Jul 22, 2022 · Human remains have been found in a ruined church at the heart of Castle Park following a three-day survey by archaeologists. Their find has shed light on the history of Bristol’s oldest...
Oct 10, 2022 · In July 2022, Wessex Archaeology carried out an archaeological work in the ruined St Peter’s church, Castle Park, Bristol. This area, once a densely built-up commercial district in the oldest part of Bristol, was heavily bombed during World War II, leaving St Peter’s Church a gutted shell.
Jul 15, 2022 · A rare opportunity to learn more about the history of St Peter’s church is happening on Wednesday, July 20 coinciding with excavations by Wessex Archaeology. Bristol City Council hope to be able to bring the building back into public use but the floor – a 1970s construction of concrete and gravel – is in poor condition and in places is ...
Dec 10, 2020 · For over 800 years, St Peter’s Church in Castle Park has stood amongst the bustle of this busy Bristol thoroughfare. Turned to ruins and made roofless by incendiary bombs of the Blitz in 1940, it sadly closed its doors and instead became a place of memorial to the lives lost during the war.
