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Christ Church, on today’s streets

Christ Church stood at the top of New Street from 1813, with a Doric portico and a tall spire facing the Town Hall. John Baskerville was buried in its catacombs. It was demolished in 1899; the site is now the top of Victoria Square.

A 3D model of Christ Church, a stone church with a Doric portico and a tall spire, placed at the top of today’s Victoria Square opposite the Town Hall
Christ Church — outline from the OS 1:500 plan of 1887–88; Doric portico and steeple from engravings and the VCH (the steeple’s height is an estimate)Landmarks standing todayBuildings today (OpenStreetMap)
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