Barton Hill
Barton Hill is an area of Bristol, just to the east of the city centre and Bristol Temple Meads railway station.
It includes residential, retail and industrial premises and is crossed by major roads, railway tracks and the feeder canal leading to Bristol Harbour.
The parish church is St Luke's, built 1843-50.
Christ Church Barton Hill was opened in 1883 and demolished in 1957. A large geometrical Gothic church without a west front but good looks and a nice apse.
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