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Christ Church with St Ewen

The church at the top of Broad Street, where Bristol’s four first streets meet.

Christ Church with St Ewen, Bristol
Christ Church with St Ewen, Bristol (2009-12-22) NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Christ Church stands at the crossroads of Broad Street, Wine Street, Corn Street and High Street, the site of the medieval High Cross and the heart of the Saxon town. The present church was designed and built by William Paty in the late eighteenth century. The parish was later joined with that of St Ewen, whose church stood nearby on the corner of Corn Street and Broad Street.

Broad Street, Bristol, with the tower and spire of the parish church of Christ with St Ewen
Broad Street, Bristol, with the tower and spire of the parish church of Christ with St Ewen (1990-08-03) Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
View through St John's Gate, below the tower of the Church of St John the Baptist, Bristol, looking southeast down
View through St John's Gate, below the tower of the Church of St John the Baptist, Bristol, looking southeast down Broad Street to the tower and spire of Christ Church… (2007-05-12) Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Skyline of central Bristol, England in 1843, showing its church towers and spires. They appear to include the Cathedral Church
Skyline of central Bristol, England in 1843, showing its church towers and spires. They appear to include the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity; St Mary, Redcliffe; Temple… (published ) Robert Cutts from Bristol, England, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Roofscape of central Bristol showing the tower and spire of the parish church of Christ with St Ewen (left), the
Roofscape of central Bristol showing the tower and spire of the parish church of Christ with St Ewen (left), the tower and cupola of the parish church of All Saints,… (2008-09-13) Robert Cutts from Bristol, England, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Roofscape of central Bristol showing the tower and spire of the parish church of Christ with St Ewen (left), the
Roofscape of central Bristol showing the tower and spire of the parish church of Christ with St Ewen (left), the tower and cupola of the parish church of All Saints… (2008-09-13) Robert Cutts from Bristol, England, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol
Bristol (2012-12-21) Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol - Christ Church on Broad St 
Bristol - Christ Church on Broad St  (2022-03-14) Colin Park , CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
A picture of Castle Park View from the Trenchard Street car park in Bristol, England.
A picture of Castle Park View from the Trenchard Street car park in Bristol, England. (2026-06-13) Captain Galaxy, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Do you remember Broad Street?

A coffee and an email at NetGates in 1996, a haircut at Wild At Heart, brunch at Ironworks, or a desk in the offices upstairs: if you have a photo or a story about No. 51 or its neighbours, from any decade, we would love to see it.

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