Wedding Cake Church in St . Pauls , Bristol

[double-trouble]

Ann Bevil aged 63 y buried St . Pauls Church , Portland Square , Bristol on 11 June 1852 .

Info . ref . Familysearch shows residence as Portland Sq , Bristol ( although known to have lived with a daughter at Wellington Park Villa , Clifton and died at this place ref . the death certificate I've purchased ) .

Having just returned from this church , there is no graveyard as such with the church repurposed .

The records ( inc . burials ) are available to be researched at Bristol Archives but would like to find out if the churchyard was built upon ( pos . post WW2 ) damage with bodies moved to another site eg . Arnos Vale / Greenbank . The churchyard seemed quite expansive via Bristol Know Your Places maps pre war .
Appreciate any thoughts / info .

[BumbleB]

But there is a cemetery on the other side of Portland Square, although I am having difficulty in finding out when it was created.

[ColC]

I'm not sure if this will help?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Paul%27s_Church,_Bristol

St Paul, Portland Sq, Bristol, is also listed on GENUKI.

Colin

[KGarrad]

Bristol & Avon FHS has a burial index?
See: https://bafhs.org.uk/resources/local-burial-history/?v=79cba1185463

You could also email the relevant department at Bristol City Council: cems.crems@bristol.gov.uk

[Little Nell]

Some information on the church here:

https://www.about-bristol.co.uk/chu-15.php

Modern day St Pauls Park was once part of the churchyard.  This map shows the grave yard behind the church.

https://maps.nls.uk/view/101965889

The size of the modern park seems to correspond to the grave yard shown on the maps.

Nell

[double-trouble]

Hi KGarrad..these indexes would certainly be a possibility but seem out of my date range by only a few years ( unless reinterred ) ?? I was interested in the fact that she was bur . at St . Pauls Church which was in the central area ,  as living in Clifton ( the known area and not just the BMD district / sub district ) , there were local churches closer to her home that were not inc . in the 1848 act .
Wellington Park was away from the inner city central area which inc . the churches mentioned on the site you mentioned .
It seems in my view , any movement of bodies would have been for WW2 damage to the grounds or they were left in situ and built upon / around . Strange there is no info . that I can see baring in mind in real terms its not long ago .

ColC , I checked Wiki first but didn't see anything of use but thankyou for your reply .

[double-trouble]

Some information on the church here:

https://www.about-bristol.co.uk/chu-15.php

Modern day St Pauls Park was once part of the churchyard.  This map shows the grave yard behind the church.

https://maps.nls.uk/view/101965889
Hi Little Nell , I looked through the old maps prior to posting and the park maybe came about from topping off the graves with earth , cement , limestone base and leaving it as such ?? Surely there must have been a review of the graves before that happened but with war damage possibly there wasn't much to record other than the details in the archives . I know other graveyards were made into public parks and walkways throughout the country eg . St . Johns , Bedminster . Central London I've found was a place many graveyards were made into parks through different acts , compulsory purchases etc..

The size of the modern park seems to correspond to the grave yard shown on the maps.

Nell