Museums · South West England
Ivy Pentecostal Church
Ivy Pentecostal Church, formerly the Chapel of the Asylum for Poor Orphan Girls, is a Pentecostal church located on Ashley Hill on the border of the Montpelier and St Werburgh's districts of Bristol,
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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
Ivy Pentecostal Church, formerly the Chapel of the Asylum for Poor Orphan Girls, is a Pentecostal church located on Ashley Hill on the border of the Montpelier and St Werburgh's districts of Bristol, England. Originally established in the late 18th century as a place of worship for the Magdalen Charity and later Blue Maids' Orphanage in Ashley Manor House, the building has served as a Pentecostal church since the late 1930s. The building has been identified as a local landmark within the Montpelier Conservation Area and is on the Bristol Local List.
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From the Wikipedia article
Ivy Pentecostal Church, formerly the Chapel of the Asylum for Poor Orphan Girls, is a Pentecostal church located on Ashley Hill on the border of the Montpelier and St Werburgh's districts of Bristol, England. Originally established in the late 18th century as a place of worship for the Magdalen Charity and later Blue Maids' Orphanage in Ashley Manor House, the building has served as a Pentecostal church since the late 1930s. The building has been identified as a local landmark within the Montpelier Conservation Area and is on the Bristol Local List.
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Background
Architecture
The building is constructed of Pennant rubble with red brick dressings and plain quoins. Described by Nikolaus Pevsner as "small and crude", the fabric is originally of 1791–2 but the exterior character is dominated by 19th-century alterations. The narrow, unbuttressed west tower, originally topped by a slender needle spire, is now capped by a shallow pyramidal roof. The belfry stage is pierced by paired Romanesque lights, which replaced earlier oculi. The nave is of three bays, fenestrated with plain round-headed lancets of an early 19th-century type. The chapel underwent periodic internal alterations and repairs in the early 20th century. In 1913 improvements were made by rearranging the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4688, -2.5793
- District
- Bristol, City of
- Parish
- Bristol, City of, unparished area
- Postcode
- BS2 9QX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bristol Central
- Established
- 1791
- Official site
- www.ivychurchbristol.org.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Ivy Pentecostal Church (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ivy Pentecostal Church?
- Ivy Pentecostal Church is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BS2 9QX), in the parish of Bristol, City of, unparished area.
- When was Ivy Pentecostal Church built?
- Built or established in 1791.
- How do I get to Ivy Pentecostal Church?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BS2 9QX. It sits within the Bristol Central parliamentary constituency.