St John's Gate, as seen from Christmas Street, showing the tower and spire of St John the Baptist's Church above and pedestrians on the street in front

Date:: 1910-1930

Location:: St John's Gate, Quay Street, City Of Bristol

Reference:: PC41464

Type:: Photograph (Postcard - Photographic)

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Description

A number of large advertising posters are visible on the wall of a building on Christmas Street, including ones for Oxo cubes, Sandeman's Port and a production of Robinson Crusoe on at the Prince's Theatre.

St John the Baptist's Church is built over St John's Gate and the current building dates from the 14th-15th centuries. It is now administered by the Churches Conservation Trust.

The lower right corner of the image is marked '199 Photo Hepworth'.

Content

This is part of the Series: PEW01/02 Phillip Edmund Wills Street Collection, Postcards; within the Collection: PEW01 Phillip Edmund Wills Street Collection

Rights

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Keywords

Medieval Church, Post Medieval Church, Medieval Town Gate