Tower of Church of the Holy Nativity (Other Parts Not Included)

The tower of the Church of the Holy Nativity, located on Wells Road in Knowle, was built between 1871 and 1883 by architects A Ponton and WV Gough. It features walls made of Bridgwater brick with limestone dressings and a spire covered in copper. The square tower is accompanied by one adjoining bay of the aisle, as the main body of the church was destroyed during World War II. Designed in the Lombardic-Romanesque style, the tower has five storeys that slightly diminish at the string courses. It includes a lancet doorway with a polychromatic arch and two similar side windows. Above the doorway, there is a statue set in a carved Gothic niche supported by three corbels, along with a panelled stone band. The second, third, and top storeys have one, two, and four arched openings, respectively, with the latter forming an arcade on slim columns. Bands of yellow brick become progressively thinner and closer together from the ground to the second floor, after which the brickwork is plain red. The interior has not been inspected. The tower was completed by Gough's son, Arthur, in 1931, and the main body of the church was rebuilt in the 1950s. It stands as a prominent landmark in south Bristol.