The Diocese of Clifton was founded on 29 September 1850. It covers the counties of Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Somerset, and includes the major centres of Bath, Bristol, and Swindon. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Birmingham in the Province of Birmingham. The cathedral is in Clifton, Bristol, and is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul. 121 churches were visited for Taking Stock (2016).
A large neo-Gothic church built by a group of French Franciscans who founded the mission. It was designed by the... Read More
A small, aisleless brick church of the early 1930s, of functional, hall-like character.Until the... Read More
The church began life as a mid-Victorian school, commissioned by Lord Methuen of Corsham Court and designed by H. E... Read More
A medieval parish church declared redundant in 1981 and returned to Catholic use in 1984 on a ninety-nine year lease.... Read More
A small church of two periods, designed by two well-known Catholic architects - Charles Hansom and Canon Scoles -... Read More
A church of exceptional architectural, artistic and historical significance. Sir Nikolaus Pevsner described it as... Read More
Built under post-war restrictions, the church is a utilitarian structure of little architectural interest.... Read More
A small brick and timber-framed church, converted in 1955 from a disused agricultural building. The building is more... Read More
A brick church in a simple round-arched style, one of several similar designs in the diocese built shortly before the... Read More
A simple, attractive example of a Puginian Gothic rural church, built in a lancet style in the 1840s and witness to... Read More
A 1960s church with a low and inconspicuous exterior, faced with concrete blocks. The interior is more welcoming, its... Read More
A Gothic Revival design built at the onset of the Second World War on a site opposite the medieval Abbey, as a... Read More
