Editing Bridgwater (section)

==Religious sites==
Among several places of worship the chief is the [[Church of St Mary, Bridgwater|Church of St Mary]]; this has a north porch and windows dating from the 14th century, besides a {{convert|170|ft|m|0}}<ref name="curio"/> slender spire; but it has been much altered by restoration. It possesses a fine painted reredos, and has been designated by [[English Heritage]] as a grade I [[listed building]].<ref>{{NHLE |num=1197414 |desc=Parish Church of St Mary |access-date=13 October 2007}}</ref>

There is also Christ Church Unitarian Chapel on Dampiet Street, built in 1688, it still retains many of its original features from 1688 and its remodeling in 1788. It has been designated by [[English Heritage]] as a grade II* [[listed building]].<ref>{{NHLE |num=1197371 |desc=Christ Church Unitarian Chapel |access-date=24 August 2021}}</ref>

The Church of St John the Baptist in Blake Place was built by the Revd. John More Capes<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bridgwaterheritage.org.uk/churches/stjohns/StJohns1946.pdf|title=History of St John's, Bridgwater|access-date=15 March 2020|archive-date=30 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930051946/https://www.bridgwaterheritage.org.uk/churches/stjohns/StJohns1946.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> and designed by [[John Brown (architect)|John Brown]] in 1843.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1197354 |desc=Church of St John the Baptist |access-date=13 October 2007}}</ref> [[Elim Pentecostal]] Church on Church Street was a public house after being used as a church and is now a shop.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1205688 |desc=Elim Pentecostal Church |access-date=13 October 2007}}</ref> There is a [[Salvation Army]] Citadel located in Moorland Road, on the Sydenham Estate and St Joseph's [[Roman Catholic]] in Binford Place.

Classes in [[Buddhism]] and [[meditation]] were held in the [[Quaker]] Meeting House on Friarn Street.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.meditationinbristol.org/bridgwater/index.htm |title=Meditation Classes in Bridgwater UK |publisher=Amitabha Buddhist Centre |access-date=4 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100423135749/http://www.meditationinbristol.org/bridgwater/index.htm |archive-date=23 April 2010 }}</ref> In 2014 the building was put up for auction and purchased by local Muslims<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-29308773 |title=Bridgwater mosque has community centre hope |work=BBC News |date=22 September 2014 |access-date=8 May 2019 }}</ref> to become Bridgwater Islamic Centre.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bridgwatermasjid.com/ |title=Bridgwater Islamic Centre Website |publisher=Bridgwater Islamic Centre |access-date=8 May 2019 }}</ref>