Temple Church — Attraction in Westbury

Temple Church in Bristol is one of those buildings that just makes you stop and stare. The architecture is unreal. You can tell it was built in a time when people actually cared about making things beautiful, solid and meaningful. The detail in the stonework, the way it’s put together, it’s just on another level compared to the plain boxes we throw up today and call buildings.

The crazy thing is it was made in the 11th century and it’s still standing. That’s a serious flex. Most modern stuff struggles to last a few decades before it starts falling apart but this place has survived wars, weather and everything in between. Walking around it you just get this feeling that we as human beings have devolved when it comes to designing buildings. They built art back then, now we build car parks with windows.

It’s a proper reminder of what real craftsmanship looks like and why places like this need to be...

Hauntingly amazing with such rich history. It has so much history that you want to spend time exploring. This ruin is fenced off to prevent it from public access and to avoid further damage. It's pretty easy to find by using Google Maps or obtaining maps from local tourists office. There's a garden to one side with plaque filled with information about this ruin. Great place for families and children to explore. There's street parking or parking stations nearby. A must visit historical...

The great tower looms above as it tilters at a greater angle than the leaning tower of Pisa...it started to lean as soon as in was finished...legend has it that the builder was paid up front and so paid no real attention to the foundations. The land is marshy and the tower immense and heavy...a German bomb; part of Herman Goring replaning of the city of Bristol ...destroyed the building.. but not the leaning tower....it...