Museums · South West England
Church of Our Lady of Ostrobrama, Bristol
Our Lady of Ostrobrama (Polish: Kościół Matki Bożej Ostrobramskiej), formerly Arley Chapel, is a mid-19th-century church on Arley Hill, Cotham, Bristol, England. Built in 1855 as a Congregational chap
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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
Our Lady of Ostrobrama (Polish: Kościół Matki Bożej Ostrobramskiej), formerly Arley Chapel, is a mid-19th-century church on Arley Hill, Cotham, Bristol, England. Built in 1855 as a Congregational chapel to designs by Foster & Wood, it has been the principal Polish Roman Catholic church in Southwest England since 1968, and is a Grade II listed building. The church serves an estimated 1,200 worshippers and functions as a regional centre for the Polish Catholic Mission. In May 2016 it hosted a gathering of eighty Polish clergy for the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. Traditional Polish devotions remain prominent; hundreds attend the annual Święconka. The premises also serve the wider diaspora as a polling station for Polish national elections.
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From the Wikipedia article
Our Lady of Ostrobrama (Polish: Kościół Matki Bożej Ostrobramskiej), formerly Arley Chapel, is a mid-19th-century church on Arley Hill, Cotham, Bristol, England. Built in 1855 as a Congregational chapel to designs by Foster & Wood, it has been the principal Polish Roman Catholic church in Southwest England since 1968, and is a Grade II listed building. The church serves an estimated 1,200 worshippers and functions as a regional centre for the Polish Catholic Mission. In May 2016 it hosted a gathering of eighty Polish clergy for the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. Traditional Polish devotions remain prominent; hundreds attend the annual Święconka. The premises also serve the wider diaspora as a polling station for Polish national elections.
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Background
Architecture
The building is an exemplar of mid-Victorian classicism. Its Bath-stone west front presents a full-height semicircular portico, above which a circular window of four lights illuminates the nave. A timber-framed clerestory runs the length of the unaisled nave, flanked by short transepts and terminating in an apsidal sanctuary.
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- Coordinates
- 51.4661, -2.5910
- District
- Bristol, City of
- Parish
- Bristol, City of, unparished area
- Postcode
- BS6 5PS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bristol Central
- Established
- 1855
- Official site
- heregallery.co.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Church of Our Lady of Ostrobrama, Bristol (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Church of Our Lady of Ostrobrama, Bristol?
- Church of Our Lady of Ostrobrama, Bristol is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BS6 5PS), in the parish of Bristol, City of, unparished area.
- When was Church of Our Lady of Ostrobrama, Bristol built?
- Built or established in 1855.
- How do I get to Church of Our Lady of Ostrobrama, Bristol?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BS6 5PS. It sits within the Bristol Central parliamentary constituency.