St Mary Redcliffe
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The Church of St Mary the Virgin, widely known as St Mary Redcliffe, is the main Church of England parish church for the Redcliffe district of the city of Bristol, England. The first reference to a church on the site appears in 1158, with the present building dating from 1185 to 1872. The church is considered one of the country's finest and largest parish churches as well as an outstanding example of English Gothic architecture. The church is so large it is sometimes mistaken for Bristol Cathedral by tourists. The building has Grade I listed status, the highest possible category, by Historic England.
St Mary Redcliffe from the north west, showing tower, spire, nave and hexagonal porch
Nave, looking east
St Mary Redcliffe Church, c.1830s
St Mary Redcliffe in the early 19th century, showing truncated spire
Church of England parish church
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A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within each Church of England parish.
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Combe Martin parish church (St. Peter ad Vincula), North Devon, England (pictured 2004)
12th-century priest's door and low window of the parish church at Guiting Power, Gloucestershire
St Martin's Church, Canterbury