St Jude's, Bristol
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St Jude's is a mixed residential, commercial and light industrial area of central
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, England. St Jude's forms part of the
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.


Geography

St Jude's is located to the east of Bristol city centre between Easton, Lawrence Hill, St Philip's Marsh and St Paul's. The area includes a mix of private a public residential areas, commercial zones and light industrial buildings. St Jude's is bounded by the M32 motorway and A4032 road to the north,
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shopping centre to the west and A4320 to the east. Stapleton Road is a major thoroughfare through the centre of St Jude's. The boundary of St Jude's terminates to the east on Eugene Street and Trinity Road. It does not, as commonly described on Google, encompass the area of Easton beyond this boundary. Part of the land area of St Jude's was annexed to the city centre area of Broadmead for the construction of Cabot Circus in 2006. According to Bristol City Council, St Jude's had 2,755 electors in 2019.


History

St Jude's takes its name from the former
Church of England parish church A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within each Church of England parish (the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative unit; since the 19th century sometimes ca ...
of St Jude the Apostle, which was designed by
Samuel Burleigh Gabriel Samuel Burleigh Gabriel (11 August 1816 – 26 June 1865) was a Victorian architect who practised in Bristol, England. For a number of years he was in partnership with another architect, John Hicks, who later worked at Dorchester. Their offices ...
and completed in 1849. An excavation, of a proposed residential development on a site of 1,260m² at the corner and on the north-west side of Little Anne Street and Wade Street, uncovered 18th century artisan's houses which were removed in the years on either side of the Second World War as part of a so-called 'slum clearance' project. Census records and other primary sources suggest that a property within the bounds of the study site, 26 Wade Street, served as a pipe factory, while several pipemaking families and individuals resided within the area.


Amenities

St Jude's is served by a number of parks the largest of which is Riverside Park, located along the River Frome and the start of the
Frome Valley Walkway The Frome Valley Walkway is an 18-mile (29 km) footpath which follows the River Frome from the River Avon in the centre of Bristol to the Cotswold Hills in South Gloucestershire. The path also links the Cotswold Way National Trail at ...
. Rawnsley Park is located at the eastern side of the area at the border with Lawrence Hill. Easton Leisure Centre is located in St Jude's, and contains a swimming pool, gym and sports halls for the community. Stapleton Road leads through the centre of St Jude's and contains a number of local shops, a
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, pubs, take-aways and cafes.


Religion

A number of active and former religious buildings are present in St Jude's for various religions and of various denominations of religion.


Active Religious Buildings

There are a number of active religious buildings in St Jude's including the following:


Churches

* St Nicholas of Tolentino Roman Catholic Church * St Mary's Orthodox Eritrean Church * Great George Street Mission *The Congregational Centre Chapel *St Gabriel's Mission * The Salvation Army's ''Logos House'' providing accommodation for homeless people.


Mosques

*Albaseera Bristol Centre


Former Religious Buildings

Former religious buildings that still exist but have been repurposed include: *The
Trinity Centre The Trinity CentreThe Trinity Centre is a community arts centre and independent live music venue.The building has been managed by Trinity Community Arts Ltd. since 2003 and was formerly the Holy Trinity Church, in the Parish of St Philip and ...
, now a community hall. *St Jude the Apostle church, now private residences.


Transport

St Jude's is served by a number of bus services operated by , linking it to the city centre and the wider Bristol area. Rail access is provided by a number of nearby railway stations; the area is north of
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station. Two local railway stations are adjacent to St Jude's; Lawrence Hill station and Stapleton Road station. St Jude's is located next to the M32 motorway, linking it to the M4 and M5 motorways. It is also bordered by the A4320 linking it to Bath.


References


External links


St Judes Area Profile Bristol City Council
{{Areas of Bristol, state=collapsed Saint Judes, Bristol