Priory Prays for Pounds1 Million ; St James', the Church by the Bus Station, has Been Standing Longer Than Any Other Building in the City. David Clensy Discovers Why Its Future Is Far From Certain.

Evening Post (Bristol, UK) › January 09, 2008

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St James', the church by the bus station, has been standing longer than any other building in the city. David Clensy discovers why its future is far from certain.

Bristol's oldest building is all too easy to overlook. Built in tandem with the city's long-gone medieval castle, the Priory Church of St James has witnessed almost 900 years of change as the city has evolved around it.

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Priory Prays for Pounds1 Million ; St James', the Church by the Bus Station, has Been Standing Longer Than Any Other Building in the City. David Clensy Discovers Why Its Future Is Far From Certain.

Once a proud and bustling centre of prayer, welfare and trade on the outskirts of the medieval town, the remaining buildings are now tucked away, hidden behind the modern bus station.

These days the priory is used as a rehabilitation centre for addicts - a place where people can get used to life without drugs o...

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