View Temple Church Bristol Leaning Tower Pics. The church's tower, rising up 34 metres, shares something in common with the famous italian tower of pisa: It leans close to 1.5 metres relative to the axis of the ground.

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Local legend says that the tower was built with foundations made of bales of wool and there's a grain of truth in this, the wealthy wool. Information board gives you a little of its history, a nice place of calm in a busy city.… frequently asked questions about temple church. Tower of temple church part of temple church, bristol church tower in redcliffe, bristol, england.

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It is known as the temple church because it was built on the site of the oval church of the knights templar, suppressed in 1312. The leaning tower of pisa may be famous for tilting, but it is far from the only tower in the world that doesn't stand up straight. Temple church (gbmapping|st5972) is a ruined church in central bristol, england, which was founded in the mid 12th construction was halted when the tower started to lean to the west, but by 1460 the city was satisfied that the tower was stable and the final section, including a belfry was added. Church, grade ii* listed (uk), scheduled ancient monument, historic ruins.