Local Learning - Tudor Bristol

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William Worcestre Activity

Below is part of Hoefnagle's sixteenth century map of Bristol. On either side are displayed six modern photographs of places on the map with William Worcestre's fifteenth century description of the same place. Try to work out where on the map each place is by selecting one of the numbers (1-6) in the box beneath each picture. You can click any of the pictures to get further information to help you. When you have all six selected click the submit button at the bottom of the page. Note: Place 6 is beyond the top (north) edge of the map.
"St John the Baptist's Gate (upon which is built not only a square tower but also a spire above...)."		"...the church of the religious house of Blessed Mary Magdalene, a community of three poor nuns,"
"...the tall stone appointed as the boundary...of the town of Bristol, near the cross and the site of the gallows..."		"At High Cross is a 4-way crossroads, to wit High Street, Broad Street, Wynch Street and Corn Street."
"The church of St Bartholomew, formerly a priory...now a hospital for the poor..."		"The two gates upon the bridge of Fromegate measure in length...34 steps."