Both Coleridge and Southey were married here as the notes below show. Hopefully No 1 and No 2 weddings will have a brighter future than that of STC. The Church has been recently restored and people bring magnifying glasses to look at the roof. The 'gorilla' is part of a celebration of 175 years of Bristol Zoo--gorillas are multiplying around the south west. The Trail notes state:
" St Mary Redcliffe, while beautiful, has many literary links. Both Southey and Coleridge were married here, and the boy poet Chatterton spent much time within the church where his uncle was church sexton. Chatterton, after studying many scrolls, wrote verses in a medieval style and passed them off as being written by a monk called Rowley." To get here I abandoned the trail as time did not permit the six hour advertised walk. Actually, it is a mix of literature, history and culture but could well be organized into time-based routes.
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