St Luke's Church, Brislington
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The Parish Church of St Luke The Evangelist Church Parade, Brislington
Brislington
Brislington is an area in the south east of the city of Bristol, England. It is on the edge of Bristol and from Bath. The Brislington Brook runs through the area in the woodlands of Nightingale Valley...

 area of Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 BS4 5AZ.

It was built in 15th century, with the north arcade and aisle being remodelled in 1819, and the east end in 1874 by Benjamin Ferrey
Benjamin Ferrey
Benjamin Ferrey, F.S.A., F.R.I.B.A. was an English architect who worked mostly in the Gothic Revival.-Family:Benjamin Ferrey was the youngest son of Benjamin Ferrey Snr, a draper who became Mayor of Christchurch. He was educated at Wimborne Grammar School....

. It includes a bell dating from 1766 and made by Thomas Bilbie of the Bilbie family
Bilbie family
The Bilbie family were bell founders and clockmakers based initially in Chew Stoke, Somerset and later at Cullompton, Devon in south-west England from the late 17th century to the early 19th century....

.

It has been designated by English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...

 as a grade II* listed building.

Website

http://www.churchcrawler.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/lukebris.htm

http://www.stlukesbrislington.org.uk/

See also

  • Churches in Bristol
    Churches in Bristol
    The English city of Bristol has a number of churches.The churches listed are Anglican except when otherwise noted.- External links :*...

  • Grade II* listed buildings in Bristol
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