Bristol Blitz

This is St Peter's church in Castle Park, which was gutted during the Bristol Blitz in 1940. It now has no roof and you can see through the empty windows to the other side. The only parts of the original Norman structure to survive are the lower stages of the tower.

I got a bit more history online - "According to tradition the building had narrowly escaped destruction during the Civil War. In 1643 the Roundhead Governor of Bristol Castle, Col Nathaniel Fiennes is said to have ordered the demolition of both the nearby St Peter's and St Philip's churches to prevent the beseiging Cavaliers from taking up positions in them. It is claimed that only the arrival of Prince Rupert with a strong army of 20,000 Royalist soldiers stopped this action."

Just took this quickly with my iPhone as I was dashing through at lunchtime!