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Bedminster Tabernacle,
Palmyra Road, BS3 3JQ,
Bedminster, Bristol, Gloucestershire.

Cemeteries

We believe the Church did NOT have a graveyard.

Note: any church within an urban environment may have had its graveyard closed after the Burial Act of 1853. Any new church built after that is unlikely to have had a graveyard at all.

Church History

This Place of Worship was founded by 1927, but we understand it was closed by 1985.

On first glance, the former Bedminster Tabernacle could be mistaken for a private house. It is of red brick, with a central porch, above which is a band of stonework into which is carved the legend "Bedminster Tabernacle Hall". Above this is a modern three-light window. The sides are of five bays, with again, modern windows.

The following notice in The London Gazette of 27th May 1927 (p.3470) recorded its registration for marriages:

A Separate Building, duly certified for religious worship, named BEDMINSTER TABERNACLE, situated at Palmyra-road, in the civil parish of Bristol, in the county borough of Bristol, in Bristol registration district, was, on the 23rd May, 1927, registered for solemnizing marriages therein, pursuant to 6 & 7 Wm. IV, c.85. Dated 24th May 1927.

The list of Places recorded by the Registrar General under the provisions of the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (2010) records it as having a congregation of "Christians not otherwise designated"; however it would appear to have been associated originally with East Street Baptist Church, for which see A Century of Service: The Story of East Street Baptist Church Incorporating the Bedminster Tabernacle, by George Carpenter (1984).

No corresponding record of its closure has been found, but it is now the home of AMA Business Systems Ltd; and their website says they have been in business since 1985.

Denomination

Now or formerly Christians.

If more than one congregation has worshipped here, or its congregation has united with others, in most cases this will record its original dedication.

Maps

This Church was located at OS grid reference ST5772670925. You can see this on various mapping systems. Note all links open in a new window:

• Bedminster Tabernacle, Bedminster, Bristol shown on a Google Map.
• Places of Worship in Bristol shown on a Google Map.
• Streetmap.co.uk (arrow on map shows the Place of Worship's location) (verified 2018-10-15)
• Bing (Ordnance Survey option) (verified 2018-10-13)
• Bing Maps ('Bird's Eye' View) (verified 2018-10-15)
• Ordnance Survey "getamap" (NB some of the 'Change Map' options may require a subscription) (verified 2018-10-15)
• OpenStreetMap (Maps © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA) (verified 2018-10-15)
• A Vision of Britain Through Time - useful for Boundary Changes (verified 2018-10-15)
• www.magic.gov.uk (Modern Maps with various overlays) (verified 2018-10-15)

Resources

I have found many websites of use whilst compiling the information for this database. Here are some which deserve mention as being of special interest for Bedminster, Bristol, and perhaps to Local History and Places of Worship as a whole.

• Places recorded by the Registrar General under the provisions of the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (2010) is available as a "Freedom of Information" document on the website What Do They Know. (verified 2018-10-14)
• Notices of Civil Registration of Places of Worship for marriages are published in the London edition of The Gazette. Hint: search for registrations from 1998 by choosing 'Church' notices, and the option 'Registration for solemnising marriage'. (verified 2018-12-11)

The above links were selected and reviewed at the time I prepared the information, but please be aware their content may vary, or disappear entirely. These factors are outside my control.