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The Priory Church of St James, Bristol (), is a Grade I listed building〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=Images of England )〕 in Horsefair, Whitson Street. It was founded in 1129 as a Benedictine priory by Robert, Earl of Gloucester, the illegitimate son of Henry I. The early nave from 1129 survived the Dissolution of the Monasteries because an agreement in 1374 between the Abbot of Tewkesbury and the parishioners stated that the nave would become the parishioners responsibility,〔M Q Smith, "The Medieval Churches of Bristol", University of Bristol (Bristol Branch of the Historical Association), 1970, p5.〕 and the tower was added around 1374. The south aisle was widened and rebuilt in 1698. The porch dates from the late 18th century, and the north aisle was rebuilt in 1864.〔 Legend has it that every 10th stone brought from Normandy to build the Castle was set aside to build the Priory. Before the recent restoration (see below) the building was on the Historic England Buildings at Risk Register and described as being in very bad condition.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=English Heritage Buildings at Risk Register )〕 However, substantial restoration and reordering work was completed in 2011 〔(bristolopeningdoors.org website re st-james-priory-church )〕 and as of 2014 St James Priory is not on the Heritage Buildings at Risk Register.〔(english-heritage.org.uk publications including Buildings at Risk Registers for 2014 (see section for SouthWest) )〕 ==St James's Fair== From 1238 an annual fair held over fifteen days, was held here.〔http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=40272 'Houses of Benedictine monks: The priory of St James, Bristol', A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 2 (1907), pp. 74-75〕 Originally starting on 25 July (the feast day of St James) it was later changed to the first fortnight in September. The fair, which was held in the Churchyard and adjoining streets, was regarded as the most important of the Bristol Fairs. By the 17th century it was so prominent that merchant ships sailing in to Bristol for it were frequently attacked by Turkish pirates in the Bristol Channel. The last fair was held in 1837.〔http://www.stjamesprioryproject.org.uk/sites/default/files/Item%202.3%20Lectern%20graphic%20panel%201.pdf All the fun of the fair〕 It also subsequently left its mark on the geography of Bristol as a nearby road in Broadmead is called the Horsefair. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St James' Priory, Bristol」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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