St. Mary Redcliffe from the north west.

The nave of St. Mary Redcliffe church. Some of the thousand gilded roof-bosses can be seen.

St Mary Redcliffe is a great Anglican parish church in the City of Bristol, England. The church is the tallest building in Bristol and is a grade I listed building. Download high resolution version (600x861, 155 KB)St Mary Redcliffe church, Bristol, England. ... Download high resolution version (600x861, 155 KB)St Mary Redcliffe church, Bristol, England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1500x2005, 528 KB) The nave of Saint Mary Redcliffe church. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1500x2005, 528 KB) The nave of Saint Mary Redcliffe church. ... Early English roof bosses at Salisbury Cathedral, England A Green Man roof boss from Dore Abbey, Herefordshire, England, no longer in its original position The nave of St. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... A parish church is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches. ... Bristol is a unitary authority with city and ceremonial county status in South West England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ...

Some parts of the church date back to the beginning of the 12th century. However, most parts are the work of 15th century masons. The strong vertical lines of the gothic church direct the eye upwards giving the impression of great space and height. Much of the medieval church decoration was lost during the Reformation and the English Civil War. Little of the stained glass remained. In the west window of St John's Chapel, for instance, the mediaeval glass barely survived the destruction (said to have been caused by Oliver Cromwell's men). Most of the higher portions went untouched, but others were severely damaged. In some cases the windows were impossible to repair, and clear glass was eventually introduced to replace the missing scenes. (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... See also Gothic art. ... The English Reformation was the process whereby the external authority of the Roman Catholic Church in England was abolished and replaced with Royal Supremacy and the establishment of a Church of England outside the Roman Catholic Church and under the Supreme Governance of the English monarch. ... The term English Civil War (or Wars) refers to the series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians and Royalists from 1642 until 1651. ... Unfinished portrait miniature of Oliver Cromwell by Samuel Cooper, 1657. ...

In the times of Queen Anne, the interior of St Mary Redcliffe was decorated in the flamboyant Baroque style. A great altarpiece by William Hogarth was commissioned to fill the east end of the chancel. The Churchwardens paid him £525 for his paintings of the Ascension flanked by The Sealing of the Sepulchre and the Three Marys at the Tomb. Anne ( 6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714 ) became Queen of England, Queen of Scotland and Queen of Ireland on 8 March 1702. ... Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens: dynamic figures spiral down around a void: draperies blow: a whirl of movement lit in a shaft of light, rendered in a free bravura handling of paint In the arts, Baroque (or baroque) is both a period and the artistic style that dominated it. ... An altarpiece is a picture or relief representing a religious subject and suspended in a frame behind the altar of a church. ... William Hogarth, self-portrait, 1745 William Hogarth (November 10, 1697 – October 26, 1764) was a major British painter, engraver, pictorial satirist, and editorial cartoonist who has been credited as a pioneer in western sequential art. ... This article is about an architectural feature; for the astronomical term see apsis. ... A Churchwarden is a lay official in an Anglican parish. ...

The Victorian stained glass windows were created by some of the finest studios of that period. In 1872 the spire was rebuilt to a height of 292ft (90m). Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of Great Britain is considered the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... Strictly speaking, stained glass is glass that has been painted with silver stain and then fired. ... A modern spire on the Lancaster University Chaplaincy Centre A spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, particularly a church tower. ...

During the Second World War a bomb exploded in a nearby street, throwing a rail from the tramway over the houses and into the churchyard of St Mary Redcliffe, where one end became embedded in the ground, with the other end protruding at an angle. The rail is left there as a monument. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... track Railroad or railway tracks are used on railways, which, together with railroad switches (points), guide trains without the need for steering. ... A modern tram in the Töölö district of Helsinki, Finland Map showing the tramway system in Oslo, Norway Volkswagen Cargo-Tram in Dresden. ...

In 1571, what was to become St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School was formed in a chapel in the churchyard. The church and school have remained closely linked in many aspects of their operations. Events January 11 - Austrian nobility is granted Freedom of religion. ... St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School is a Church of England Voluntary Aided school in the centre of Bristol, UK. It is located in the inner-city suburb of Redcliff(e), between the Floating Harbour and the River Avon. ...

External links

• Official site
• Skyscrapernews.com details Large collection of photos of the church