St George's Church, Brandon Hill

[1] St George's was built for use as a church in the Clifton area of Bristol, England, between 1821 and 1823 by the architect Sir Robert Smirke, who designed it in the Greek Revival style.

[3] In 1999, the church underwent extensive renovations to make it suitable for use as a full-time concert venue and it re-opened that October under the name by which it is now known, St George's Bristol.

The archive also includes records of the incumbent, churchwardens, parochial church council and charities, plus plans and photographs.

The main body of the church seats 562 people and the crypt has been transformed into a bar and recording studios which are regularly used by the BBC.

St George's Bristol is particularly known for presenting classical, jazz, folk, world music and opera and stages more than 200 events every year, regularly attracting artists of international note including Angela Hewitt, Nicola Benedetti, Mark Padmore, plus The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (in Spring/Summer of 2010)[6] and Viktoria Mullova, Stephen Hough, Paul Lewis, Christian Blackshaw, Janis Ian, Abdullah Ibrahim and Marc Almond (in Autumn 2011).

Plate etching of St George's Church, Brandon Hill, Bristol , UK, published before 1958. Viewed from the south, the image shows the church as it looked before the modern landscaping of its grounds. In the foreground is a street scene with five people ascending the steps to the church.