page_title: St Augustine the Less Church, Bristol
hierarchical_section_title: St Augustine the Less Church, Bristol
caption_attribution_description: English: Plate etching of St Augustine the Less parish church, Bristol, England, published before 1958. The image shows a ship's masts on the far left in Green’s drydock. On the right of the image is the terrace of 1-7 College Green. This image is fictional as the terrace was demolished for the hotel of 1868, but the graveyard was not dug away on the north and east sides until 1892, necessitating the removal of 2500 skeletal remains, which were re-interred at Arnos Vale
context_page_description: St Augustine the Less was a Church of England parish church in Bristol, England, first attested in 1240, rebuilt in 1480, damaged in 1940 by fire, and demolished in 1962. It took its name from its proximity to the church of the Abbey of St Augustine, which is now Bristol Cathedral.
  The parish was united with that of St George's Church, Brandon Hill, after the Second World War. After demolition the site remained vacant until the early 1980s, when an archaeological investigation was undertaken before an extension to the Royal Hotel was built over it; over 100 burial vaults were discovered below the former church's floor, together with coins of various periods; the finds were deposited in the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery.
context_section_description: St Augustine the Less was a Church of England parish church in Bristol, England, first attested in 1240, rebuilt in 1480, damaged in 1940 by fire, and demolished in 1962. It took its name from its proximity to the church of the Abbey of St Augustine (St Augustine the Great), which is now Bristol Cathedral.
  The parish was united with that of St George's Church, Brandon Hill, after the Second World War. After demolition the site remained vacant until the early 1980s, when an archaeological investigation was undertaken before an extension to the Royal Hotel was built over it; over 100 burial vaults were discovered below the former church's floor, together with coins of various periods; the finds were deposited in the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery.
caption: Plate etching, showing on the left a ship's masts in Bristol Harbour and on the right, housing leading towards College Green and Bristol Cathedral
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