Church of All Saints, Clifton

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Not to be confused with All Saints' Church, Bristol.

Church of All Saints, Clifton
All Saints with St John, Clifton
Archdeaconry of Bristol
DeaneryBristol West
ParishAll Saints with St. John Clifton
Clergy
Vicar(s)Fr Charles Sutton
Laity
Reader(s)Jessica Smith
Liz Badman
Director of musicJohn Davenport
Churchwarden(s)Martin Robinson and Adam Chivers
Parish administratorWendy Mortimer

The Church of All Saints is a

grade II listed building.[1] It is located in the Parish of All Saints with St. John Clifton in the Diocese of Bristol
.

History

In 1862, a committee was set up to provide a large church for the

consecrated on 8 June 1868.[2] A narthex was added in 1909 by George Frederick Bodley, and a sacristy was added in 1928 by Frederick Charles Eden.[1] The narthex houses the Chapel of Saint Richard of Chichester, built as memorial to Richard Randall, the first Vicar of All Saints, who became Dean of Chichester.[1]

On 2 December 1940, an

incendiary bomb set fire to the building, destroying the chancel and nave of the church.[2] Only the tower, narthex, and sacristy remained standing.[3] W. H. Randoll Blacking was the architect chosen to reconstruct the church, but, after much delay, he died before work could begin.[2]

In the 1960s, it was once more decided that the rebuilding of the church should go ahead and

fibre glass and designed by John Piper.[1][2] The new nave and altar were consecrated on 1 July 1967.[2] The same year, a stained glass window designed by Christopher Webb (another former partner of Blacking) was installed in the east window of the narthex;[1] it was Webb's last window (Webb having died the previous year).[4]

On 8 January 1959, the church was designated a

grade II listed building.[1]

Present day

In 1978, the parish of All Saints Clifton was joined with that of St John's Clifton to form the Parish of All Saints with St. John Clifton.[3][5] St John's Church was declared redundant in 1980.[3][6]

In March 2013, the

Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England.[5]

Archives

Parish records for the Church of All Saints, Clifton are held at Bristol Archives (Ref. P.St ASC) (online catalogue) including baptism and marriage registers and plans of the remodelling from 1963. The archive also includes records of the incumbent, churchwardens, parochial church council, charities and choir school.

Notable people

Clergy

Gallery

  • Church tower with spire
    Church tower with spire
  • Stained glass window by John Piper
    Stained glass window by John Piper
  • Altar with ciborium
    Altar with ciborium
  • High Altar and Baldachino
    High Altar and Baldachino
  • Nave with large windows
    Nave with large windows
  • The Chancel with a tabernacle set into the wall
    The Chancel with a tabernacle set into the wall
  • Organ
    Organ
  • Stained glass window by Christopher Webb
    Stained glass window by Christopher Webb
  • Stained glass window in the narthex
    Stained glass window in the narthex
  • Crucifix
    Crucifix

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS". The Heritage List. Historic England. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "History". All Saints Clifton. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Profile: Parish of All Saints with St John Clifton" (PDF). Diocese of Bristol. 2015. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Church of All Saints, Clifton, Bristol". Visit Stained Glass. British Society of Master Glass Painters and the Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b "All Saints, Clifton". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  6. ^ "St. John The Evangelist, Clifton". The National Archives. Retrieved 6 March 2017.

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