Walk in Bristol
with Richie
Buckingham Chapel
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(0,1 mile - 3 min walking)
(0,3 mile - 6 min walking)
(0,4 mile - 8 min walking)
(0,4 mile - 9 min walking)
(0,6 mile - 13 min walking)
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Buckingham Baptist Chapel, Queens Rd, Clifton, Bristol
Official website:
http://www.buckinghamchapel.org.uk/
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Buckingham Chapel is a friendly and warm hearted Baptist church in Clifton, Bristol, regularly attended by people of all ages and several different nationalities.
Buckingham Chapel has sought to maintain a consistent Christian witness since its inception in 1847, both to its locality and also overseas.
Richie's opinion :
"The Buckingham Chapel is a picturesque and beautiful Chapel on the Queens Road, Clifton.
Its steeple is very tall and seen from far away.
Its architecture is fantastic, I like its red doors and its 'elegant' style. "
History
Buckingham Baptist church sticks out from Richmond Terrace like a dismembered limb of a French cathedral.
It is the most elegant church erected in nineteenth century Bristol and has been awarded some substantial grants from various conservation groups.
The church was opened in 1847 at a generous cost of £6000.
A deacon from Old King Street moved here when the church opened. There was a restoration in 1890 by WL Bernard, who although a local man worked mainly in NE England.
Erected in Bath stone the church was built in a French Geometric "Sainte-Chapelle" style to the designs of R.S.Pope.
What really makes this building unique is the amount of niches cut into the west facade and the wonderful entrance portals with a rose window above.
Although playful, it is a reasonable attempt at imitating features of French gothic.
The side windows are large geometric types divided by substantial buttressing.
However the ground plan is still single cell.
The interior of the church has a college chapel feel to it with some serious pews and a good organ.
However the only disappointment is the near flat ceiling which is quite out of keeping with the rest of the building and is painted red.
It is held up with small braces on corbels.
Although the church looks small from the exterior the interior is far more roomy.
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