Bristol Civilians Blitz WW2

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Reference WMO/198807

Address:

St Peter's Church

Castle Park

Newgate

Bristol

BS1

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Chapel/church
Materials:
  • Metal Metal (any)
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Other
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: The remains of St Peters stands in what was Bristol's busy shopping area before destruction by air attacks during World War Two. It is now designated as a memorial to all civilians and auxiliary personnel who lost their lives. Description from IWM: 'The bombed-out ruins of St Peter's Church is kept as a memorial. On North-Western exterior wall a black slate tablet remembers the citizens who died. Below the tablet a separate (presumably later) memorial comprising 5 rectangular adjoined metal plaques fixed to a backboard. Top plaque describes memorial in white raised lettering flanked by 2 Bristol coats of arms. The other 4 plaques list the names of those who died in white lettering.'
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Civilians and auxiliary personnel who lost their lives in the Greater Bristol Area during air raids carried out between June 1940 and May 1944 They live in the memory of the living.

Grade II* (England)

1282177

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