Redland: St Saviour
Overview
Grid reference: ST 574 745
Although the church has no tower or spire, it is visible from some distance, partly owing to its size and partly to the sloping ground on which it stands. The stone of which it is built is grey Pennant sandstone in random courses which has an agreeable texture, and the roofs are slated.
Visiting and facilities
Building is closed for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
Six-bay nave with aisles, chancel with transepts (organ chamber to north and chapel to south); vestry to south-east.
Exterior Description
Although the church has no tower or spire, it is visible from some distance, partly owing to its size and partly to the sloping ground on which it stands. The stone of which it is built is grey Pennant sandstone in random courses which has an agreeable texture, and the roofs are slated.
The west wall is a good composition consisting of a pent-roofed porch below a large window which is of Bath stone as are all the dressings of the church. The window itself is a rose above lancets all in plate tracery within an arched dripstone with moulded stops. The belfry on the gable is well-detailed, and is a two-arched structure with a statue of the Saviour in the gablet above the bell-arches.
The side walls of the nave are very plain, the aisles having paired lancets and the clerestorey three lancets in groups in each bay. The bays are otherwise not distinguished externally from each other. The south transept has a pent-roofed porch on the west side with a door in the side wall and a quatrefoil window in the south wall. This wall is separated from that of the transept by a buttress. The transept faces the street and has a boiler-house below. The main south window is a triple lancet with quatrefoils in the spandrels all set within plate tracery. In the gable is a small lancet opening and above at the apex of the gable a cross of celtic pattern. The vestry beside the transept and to the east is a slightly less straightforward design, the south wall having three windows of diminishing height lighting the stair and then a window of toiaghts and a quatrefoil at the east end under its own gablet. The east wall is not easily seen from the road has two more windows of this pattern together under a gable and also some plain square lights. The east wall of the chancel is mostly taken up with the large window which has an odd design of five lancets in the lower part, four of equal height and the central one higher and then three rose windows above, the centre one of eight circular lights round one, the others basically cinquefoils. All the lights are within plate tracery under a dripstone which binds the form together. The north wall of the church is not really visible because of the surrounding buildings.
Interior
Interior Description
The interior of the church is in a style as simple as the exterior; the arcades of the nave are supported on cylindrical piers with foliated capitals, and the arches are moulded with simple chamfering. Most of the aisle windows have stained glass, but the main sources of light are the large west window and the clerestorey, all without stained glass except the rose in the west window. The triple lancets of the clerestorey are grouped internally under arches which are just pointed and no more. The various sections of the west window are also included within one arch. The walls are all white, and the roof is a striking construction of many parallel struts, very plain but distinctive as a result of the black and white treatment which extends to the aisle roofs as well.
Further east, fittings become more numerous and more elaborate. The screen is quite a pleasing openwork iron design with a cross on the apex of the gable above the central opening.
Fixtures and fittings
Pulpit
c. 1910
With deeply carved reliefs. Christ teaching is the theme.
Lectern
Eagle.
Organ (object)
c. 1910
The organ is in a chamber on the north of the chancel. By Norman and Beard, of three manuals.
Screen
1909
A memorial to the first vicar.
Reredos
c. 1910
The reredos, with deeply carved panels in relief, and having the Risen Christ as its theme.
Churchyard
Grid reference: ST 574 745
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
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There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | N/A |
| Solar Thermal Panels | N/A |
| Biomass | N/A |
| Wind Turbine | N/A |
| Air Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ev Charging | N/A |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
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