They compare archive snaps of Victorian England with modern photos ... today that are the most interesting. In Bristol, Saint Stephen’s church has remained a constant on Bristol’s skyline ...

"Ordained in 1880 and badly damaged in the Bristol Blitz, this early Gothic styled stone church with freestone dressing was described in its heyday as 'the prettiest of its kind in England'." ...

READ MORE: The long-lost Bristol ... Victorian cemeteries, there would be one chapel for Anglicans (members of the Church of England) and another for “nonconformists”, that is, non-Anglican ...

In his ruling, Justin Gau, Chancellor of the Diocese of Bristol, agreed that the original Victorian panels hindered the church from its mission of "singing the song of faith and justice".

So is the Church of England simply winding up? No, the picture is more interesting. First, "closing" an Anglican church doesn't mean that it will never again be a site of prayer. Once it is ruled ...

Angela Berners-Wilson was one of the first women ordained into the Anglican Church "At last ... Bishop Faull said: "Bristol was the pioneer for the whole of England [on women priests].