St Philip and St Jacob, Bristol
| Church of St Philip and St Jacob | |
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| Pip 'n' Jay | |
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 Church of St Philip and St Jacob
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| 51°27′18″N 2°35′06″W / 51.454969°N 2.584987°W | |
| Location | Bristol |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Previous denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Churchmanship | Charismatic Evangelical |
| Website | www.pipnjay.org |
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| Status | Active |
| Functional status | Parish church |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* listed |
| Designated | 8 January 1959 |
| Architect(s) | Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester |
| Architectural type | Early English, Perpendicular |
| Groundbreaking | Circa 900AD |
| Completed | Before 1174 |
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| Parish | St. Philip and St. Jacob with Emmanuel Bristol |
| Deanery | City |
| Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Bristol |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bristol |
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| Vicar(s) | The Revd Tim Silk |
| Assistant | Chris Dias |
SS Philip and Jacob Church, (grid reference ST594730) commonly referred to as Pip 'n' Jay, is a parish church in central Bristol, England. Its full name since 1934 is St Philip and St Jacob with Emmanuel the Unity, although reference to the original church of St Philip exists in records dating from 1174. Historically the 'Mother church of East Bristol', it serves the area known as The Dings.
St Philip and St Jacob refers to itself as the city's 'oldest place of Christian worship'. The church began as a small priory around AD 900. It was later rebuilt by Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, who also built the nearby priory of St James'. All that remains of the original church is the font, although parts the chancel and tower date from at least the 13th Century. The building was extended during the Middle Ages to include the present-day nave, the pillars of which are actually Victorian additions, possibly by William Armstrong.
The tower contains eight bells dating from 1738 and made by William Bilbie of the Bilbie family.
Around 1860 new plans were submitted by John Bindon, Richard Shackleton Pope and Thomas Shackleton Pope and accepted for the rebuilding of the church.
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