St John the Baptist Hermitage is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 January 1959. Hermitage.

St John the Baptist Hermitage

WRENN ID
steep-sandstone-root
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bristol, City of
Constituency
Bristol Central MP: Carla Denyer (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 January 1959
Type
Hermitage
Address
St John the Baptist Hermitage, Redcliff Hill
OS grid reference
ST 590 723
Coordinates
51.44849, -2.59106
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

St John the Baptist Hermitage is a cave located on Redcliff Hill in Bristol, dated 1669. It is constructed of rubble with limestone ashlar. The cave has been hewn from the rock walls and features a pointed-arched doorway. Although the interior has not been inspected, it is reported to contain a plaque inside the door that reads, "1669/ HERE LYETH THE BODY OF CHRISTOPHER THE MONK OR CHRISTOPHER BIRCHEAD OF THIS CITY, MARINER, WHO DIED THE 16TH DAY OF THE 9TH MONTH '69." Currently, a concrete wall blocks the entrance.

Local climate

St John the Baptist Hermitage receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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