Holy Trinity with St Edmund,
the Parish Church of Horfield. The church that stands today was
largely created in the 19th
century, but the unusual circular churchyard suggests that this was a site
of worship before the Norman
Conquest, and may even indicate pagan origins. The west tower is all
that remains of the medieval
church and is in the Perpendicular style. The building was extensively
altered in the Victorian
period, the most substantial modifications taking place between 1847-49
when
the nave was widened to
create aisles, many of the existing walls rebuilt and a new roof added.
These
alterations were carried
out to the designs of William Butterfield. The church was enlarged again
between 1889-94 when the
architects Sir George Oatley, who also designed Bristol University's
Wills Memorial Tower, and
Henry Crisp extended the transepts and created the crossing tower.
Further alterations were
carried out in the early 20th century. The photograph above
shows the west tower and
was kindly donated by Phil Draper.