Trinity Road Library is an historic building situated on Trinity Road, St Philips, Bristol, England.
St Philips was Bristol's first branch library, opened in 1876. This was replaced by a new library on Trinity Road in 1896 in a Jacobethan style, to the plans of William Venn Gough, and bears an inscription with its original name, St Philips Public Library.
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The 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 St Jacob, Bristol, UK.
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St Nicholas of Tolentino is a Roman Catholic parish church located at Lawford's Gate in Easton, Bristol, England. Founded in 1848 to serve a growing population of impoverished Irish refugees settling the area, it is the oldest purpose-built Catholic church in the city.
The building, originally designed by the architect Charles Francis Hansom, underwent significant expansion during the 19th century and an internal reordering between 2007 and 2009. In 2018, it became the first church in Bristol to be officially awarded Church of Sanctuary status for its work with asylum seekers and refugees.
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Trinity Road Police Station was the headquarters of the "Trinity Sector", or just "Trinity", of the Avon and Somerset Constabulary in Old Market area of Lawrence Hill, Bristol.
The sector was formed out of two previous sectors: Ashley Sector and Lawrence Hill/Easton Sector.
It was announced in April 2014 that the station was to be closed. In 2019 Avon and Somerset Constabulary stated they only needed 10% of its space, and intended to sell the building in 2019, but did not intend to leave the site entirely.
It was closed on 4th March 2023, and demolished in 2024 to make way for affordable housing.
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Stapleton Road Chapel is a Congregational church located in the Easton area of Bristol, England, that was established in the mid-19th century to serve the growing working-class population of east Bristol. The building, designed by Hans Price and built in 1871, is characterised by its Italianate architectural features. The chapel did not participate in the United Reformed Church merger in 1972, thus remaining an independent Congregational church as part of the Congregational Federation. It faces Stapleton Road and is located opposite to the Easton Leisure Centre.
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Easton Leisure Centre is a leisure centre in Easton, Bristol, UK. It contains a gym and swimming pool. It is one of the three most used leisure facilities in the Bristol City Council area, the other two being Hengrove Park Leisure Centre and Horfield Leisure Centre. It is operated by Everyone Active on behalf of the Council.
In May 2022, a solar-based heating system was installed to supplement the existing gas heating. During daytimes in the summer, the pool was able to rely entirely on solar energy for its heating.
The centre underwent a £3.8 million refurbishment in 2025, expanding existing facilities and adding a women-only gym.
It closed as a public library on 28 November 2012. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building.
See also
Trinity Centre Trinity Road (police station) Bristol Central Library