St Aidan with St George
The East Bristol district of St George takes its name from the parish church which once stood near the Fountain. Bishop Butler of Bristol first founded the church in 1756, in response to the growing population of the area. Up until this time the area had been within the parish of St Philip and St Jacob.
Towards the end of the 19th Century, it was decided to build a bigger church in the fashionable neo-gothic style and this opened in 1879. However, there was to be yet a third church. In 1976 the old St George church was demolished, with much resistance from the sturdy tower. The congregation moved into the adjacent former Church Boys’ School.
In the early 1990s the floor of this building was condemned and the congregation of St Aidan’s Church generously invited the St George members to join them, where they received a warm welcome. They were delighted when St Aidan’s PCC decided to include the name ‘St George’ in the parish title, thus continuing a 250 year old dedication.
In recent years, St Aidan with St George Church was linked with two other churches in East Bristol – St Michael’s at Two Mile Hill and St John’s at Fishponds to form King’s Way Benefice, three churches with unique identities serving East Bristol.
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