Church of St John the Baptist, Bristol
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Date: 2022-01-18

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St John on the Wall in Bristol is a historic church in the care of heritage charity The Churches Conservation Trust.
The upper church and its medieval vaulted crypt is located at the lower end of Broad Street and is built into the old city's medieval walls.
Printed line engraving from 1816 showing the south view of the old city gate of Bristol, UK, with the Church of St John the Baptist, Bristol tower above it, and Nave built into the city walls.
The engraving shows historic buildings around the church which are no longer standing, and eight figures walking through the gate in 19th century costume.
On the right of the picture can be seen the building abutting the church which held the St John's Conduit on the east side of the building on Broad Street.
The conduit today is on the west side within the old city walls on Quay Street.
The church was built in the 14th century （and heavily modified in the 19th century） with the tower and steeple over St John's Gate, the last remaining city gateway.
The church is very narrow as it is built into and alongside the city walls.
Consequently, it is also known as St John's on the Wall.
The rood stair entrance high up on the wall shows where the earlier great rood screen would have stood.
Similar rood stair entrances can be seen at St Peter's, St Philip and Jacob, St Stephen's and Temple.
Beneath the church is a vaulted crypt, which was dedicated to the Holy Cross.
A conduit has supplied water from Brandon Hill since 1374, and the course of the pipe is marked in places by small plaques set i...