Cotham Church
Cotham Church is a Gothic Revival style church in Cotham, Bristol, England. Since 1975, it has been a Church of England parish church known as the Church of St Saviour with St Mary or simply as Cotham Parish Church.
| Cotham Parish Church | |
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| Church of St Saviour with St Mary, Cotham | |
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  Cotham Parish Church | |
| 51.4625°N 2.6002°W | |
| OS grid reference | ST584739 |
| Location | Cotham Road, Cotham, Bristol, |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Previous denomination | Congregational |
| Churchmanship | Liberal Catholic |
| Website | Church website |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Parish church |
| Architect(s) | William Butterfield |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Years built | 1842–1843 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bristol |
| Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Bristol |
| Parish | Cotham St Saviour with St Mary |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | The Revd David Stephenson |
| Assistant priest(s) | The Revd Ginny Royston |
| Laity | |
| Churchwarden(s) | Jo Chambers and Flora Bean |
History
Cotham Church was originally Highbury Congregational Chapel, built in 1842 and completed in 1843. The architect was William Butterfield and this was his first commission, obtained through his family's connection with William Day Wills of the tobacco firm W. D. & H. O. Wills.[1][2] The exact site seems to have been chosen in part because its association with the 'Marian Martyrs' who were burned to death for heresy on the site during the 1550s. There is a memorial to them on the exterior north wall of the church.
The church's apse, tower, south transept and school were added in 1863 by Edward William Godwin.[1] The large stone low in the enclosing wall along Cotham Road is part of Bewell's Cross,[3] which marked the boundary of the city until the nineteenth century.[1]
It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.[2]
Anglican church
In 1975, the Church of England purchased it.[2][1][4] It is now known as the Church of St Saviour with St Mary or simply as Cotham Parish Church.[5] The parish of "Cotham: St Saviour with St Mary" is part of a united benefice with St Paul's Church, Clifton, Bristol in the Archdeaconry of Bristol in the Diocese of Bristol.[5][6] The church stands in the Liberal Catholic tradition of the Church of England.[5]
References
- "St Saviour & St Mary (Highbury Chapel), COTHAM PARISH CHURCH, Bristol". Churchcrawler. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- Historic England. "Cotham Church (1282286)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- "An Eye For Detail - Bewell's Cross". About-Bristol. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- "Highbury Chapel (now Cotham Parish Church), Cotham, Bristol". Churchdb. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- "St Saviour w St Mary, also known as Cotham Parish Church, Cotham". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- "About us". Cotham Parish Church. Retrieved 19 May 2017.