Museums · South West England
Broadmead Baptist Church
Broadmead Baptist Church is a Baptist church in the Broadmead area of Bristol, England. The church was the first dissenting church in Bristol, founded by Dorothy Hazzard and four other dissenters in 1
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Broadmead Baptist Church is a Baptist church in the Broadmead area of Bristol, England. The church was the first dissenting church in Bristol, founded by Dorothy Hazzard and four other dissenters in 1640. In its early years the church was persecuted and met in various locations around Bristol, but in 1671 the members of the church secured four rooms at the end of Broadmead, which were quickly converted into one large room for use as a chapel. Records of the Bristol Quakers suggest that these 4 rooms may have been their meeting house between 1656 and 1670 when they moved to a new meeting house at Blackfriars. If so George Fox and Margaret Fell, key founders of Quakerism, were likely married in one of the four rooms in 1669. The chapel continued in use until the 1960s. When the Broadmead area was redeveloped the church sold the ground lease for shops and built a new church above. The new church was designed by the architect Ronald Hubert Sims and opened in 1969. It features many brutalist elements, with the widespread use of raw concrete alongside timber panelling. When first opened, it featured a laminated timber spire that was removed due to being unsafe. The church was grade II listed in 2024 by Historic England.
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Broadmead Baptist Church is a Baptist church in the Broadmead area of Bristol, England. The church was the first dissenting church in Bristol, founded by Dorothy Hazzard and four other dissenters in 1640. In its early years the church was persecuted and met in various locations around Bristol, but in 1671 the members of the church secured four rooms at the end of Broadmead, which were quickly converted into one large room for use as a chapel. Records of the Bristol Quakers suggest that these 4 rooms may have been their meeting house between 1656 and 1670 when they moved to a new meeting house at Blackfriars. If so George Fox and Margaret Fell, key founders of Quakerism, were likely married in one of the four rooms in 1669. The chapel continued in use until the 1960s. When the Broadmead area was redeveloped the church sold the ground lease for shops and built a new church above. The new church was designed by the architect Ronald Hubert Sims and opened in 1969. It features many brutalist elements, with the widespread use of raw concrete alongside timber panelling. When first opened, it featured a laminated timber spire that was removed due to being unsafe. The church was grade II listed in 2024 by Historic England.
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- Coordinates
- 51.4574, -2.5914
- District
- Bristol, City of
- Parish
- Bristol, City of, unparished area
- Postcode
- BS1 2DF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bristol Central
- Established
- 1969
- Official site
- roxyleisure.co.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Broadmead Baptist Church (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Broadmead Baptist Church?
- Broadmead Baptist Church is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BS1 2DF), in the parish of Bristol, City of, unparished area.
- When was Broadmead Baptist Church built?
- Built or established in 1969.
- How do I get to Broadmead Baptist Church?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BS1 2DF. It sits within the Bristol Central parliamentary constituency.