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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Church in Bristol, England}}<br />
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'''Redland Parish Church''' is a [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] [[church (building)|church]], built in 1742, in the [[Redland, Bristol|Redland]] suburb of [[Bristol]], England. It is a Grade I [[listed building]].<ref>{{NHLE |num=1218876 |desc=Redland Parish Church |access-date=2006-07-09}}</ref><ref name="nhlechapel">{{NHLE|desc=Redland Chapel|num=1218876|access-date=27 November 2016}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
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It which was built, probably by [[John Strahan]] and completed by [[William Halfpenny]],<ref>{{cite book |last=Burrough |first=THB |title=Bristol |year=1970 |publisher=Studio Vista |location=London |isbn=0-289-79804-3 }}</ref> with plasterwork by [[Thomas Paty]], in 1742 as a private [[chapel]] for [[John Cossins]] who had purchased the local manor house, Redland Court,<ref>{{cite web|title=Interior View of Redland Chapel, near Redland Court, in Westbury-upon-Trim Parish|url=http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/kinggeorge/other/003ktop00000013u095a0000.html|publisher=British Library|access-date=27 November 2016}}</ref> which served as [[Redland High School]] until 2017, though it was not [[consecrated]] until 1790.<br />
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The chapel eventually became the [[parish church]] when the parish of Redland was separated from [[Westbury-on-Trym]] in 1942 and, unusually, has no dedication to a [[patron saint]].<ref name="park">{{cite web|last1=Park|first1=Alistair|title=Spectacular carvings by Thomas Paty and John Michael Rysbrack in Redland Chapel, Bristol|url=http://carvingswithstories.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/spectacular-carvings-by-thomas-paty-and.html|publisher=Alistair Park|access-date=27 November 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Architecture==<br />
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The front of the [[limestone]] building has four [[Ionic order|Ionic]] [[pilaster]]s around the door with a [[pediment]] above. The roof of the building has an octagonal leaded [[cupola]].<ref name="churchcrawler">{{cite web|title=Redland Chapel|url=http://www.churchcrawler.co.uk/bristol2/redland.htm|publisher=Church Crawler|access-date=27 November 2016}}</ref> On the rear of the buildings are carved [[moors]] heads.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Country Chapel- Redland Parish Church|url=https://bristolgems.wordpress.com/2012/04/19/a-country-chapel-redland-parish-church/|publisher=Bristol Gems|access-date=27 November 2016}}</ref><br />
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Inside are a square [[chancel]] and a [[nave]].<ref name="nhlechapel"/> The interior has a [[coffered]] ceiling and intricately carved wooden panels showing birds and foliage. The [[Baroque]] carvings are made of [[limewood]] and mounted on dark oak background.<ref name="park"/> The original [[pulpit]] was of three levels however this was reduced to two in the [[Victorian era]].<ref name="churchcrawler"/> Memorial busts of John Cossins and his wife were carved by [[John Michael Rysbrack]].<ref name="nhlechapel"/><br />
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The walls and gates were constructed in 1743. The gate piers have [[ziggurat]] tops and gates made by [[Nathaniel Arthur]].<ref>{{NHLE|desc=Perimeter wall, piers and gates to Redland Chapel churchyard|num=1202495|access-date=27 November 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Archives==<br />
Parish records for Redland Green church, Bristol are held at [[Bristol Archives]] (Ref. P.RG) ([http://archives.bristol.gov.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=P.RG&pos=1 online catalogue]) including baptism, marriage and burial registers. The archive also includes records of the [[incumbent (ecclesiastical)|incumbent]], churchwardens and [[parochial church council]] plus photographs.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Grade I listed buildings in Bristol]]<br />
* [[Churches in Bristol]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://www.redland.org.uk Redland Parish Church]<br />
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