St James' Priory Church: We visit the stunning and oldest building in Bristol that not many people know about

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Tucked away in Bristol's busy Horsefair, St James' Priory Church is the oldest building in Bristol still in use.

The stunning and serene Grade 1 listed church dates from the 12th century and is used as a Roman Catholic Church, with Holy Mass celebrated at 8am on Sundays and Eucharistic Adoration from 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday.

St James' Priory Church was founded by the Earl of Gloucester and illegitimate grandson of William the Conqueror, Robert Fitzroy, in 1129 and has been used as a place of worship for almost 900 years.
Transcript
00:00Tucked away in Bristol's busy horse fair, St. James Priory Church is the oldest building
00:05in Bristol's stale and used. This stunning and serene Grade I listed church dates from
00:11the 12th century and is used as a Roman Catholic church.
00:15Robert Fitzroy, the Earl of Gloucester and a legitimate grandson of William the Conqueror,
00:20founded the church in 1129 and has been used as a place of worship for almost 900 years.
00:28During the reign of Henry VIII, the Priory was dissolved and many of its buildings were
00:32demolished. Only the west end survived as it is a smaller parish church, still used
00:38for worship today. The church continues to offer a haven of serenity and peace for the
00:43community. It also provides charitable support for vulnerable people in recovery from drug
00:49and alcohol dependency and those with mental health problems.
00:53St. James Priory is open Monday to Friday from 10am to 4pm and Sunday from 7.30am to
00:599.30am.

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