Plans to put a new bicycle rack outside an old church have sparked fury among churchgoers who said the rack would “block access for hearses”. The planned covered bike rack was slammed as a “flagrant act of vandalism” that would also block views of the 18th-century building.
The bike rack is planned for the top of Broad Street, in the city centre, outside Christ Church with St Ewen. The current Grade-II listed building was constructed between 1786 and 1791 but the medieval church had been running services for several centuries before then.
Last week Bristol City Council workmen were spotted installing temporary fences around a space in front of the church, sparking concern. Conservative councillors have also criticised the “deluded secularists” in City Hall for making access by car increasingly difficult.
