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St. Augustine's Church, Whitchurch, Bristol

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Location
  
Bristol, England

Leadership
  
Canon Nicholas Hay

Materials
  
brick, concrete

Opened
  
1972

Year consecrated
  
1972

Affiliation
  
Anglican

Completed
  
1972

Address
  
Bristol BS14 0EU, UK

District
  
Diocese of Bristol

St. Augustine's Church, Whitchurch, Bristol

Ecclesiastical or organizational status
  
parish church, currently closed

Similar
  
Cotham Church, Shakespeare Public House - Br, Mauretania Public House, Printers Devil - Bristol, Redland Chapel

St. Augustine's Church was a Church of England church located on Whitchurch Lane in Whitchurch, Bristol.

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Construction

The church was built in 1972 to cater for the expansion of Whitchurch Parish in the suburb of south Bristol, England, UK.

Closure

St Augustine's Church had many structural problems. Rainwater had penetrated the roof after lead was stolen. In 2004 the city council planniners gave consent to demolish the church and build a new structure. The church was deemed unsafe in 2007 and closed.

Re-build

Parishioners hoped to raise up to £50,000 towards the £350,000 cost of the new church. Following concerns about the lack of progress, Canon Nicholas Hay was appointed as caretaker minister. Services are currently held in Bridge Farm School. Construction work on a new church will begin in the autumn of 2013.

Archives

Records for St Augustine's church, Whitchurch are held at Bristol Archives (Ref. P.WchStA) (online catalogue) consisting of one marriage register and two service registers.

References

St. Augustine's Church, Whitchurch, Bristol Wikipedia