Among the many churches in Ireland special attention certainly deserves the parish church of Christ in a small cozy town of Bray in County Wicklow. Christ Church is located on Church Road near the City Hall and you can easily find it.

By the 50 th year of the 19th century the population of Bray has increased significantly and the only church of the city was no longer able to accommodate all the parishioners, which naturally led to the construction of a new temple. So in 1861 it was laid the foundation stone for the future of the Church of Christ, and July 25, 1863 on the day of St. James took her solemn consecration. However, by the time the work was not yet completely finished. The construction of the church bell tower and spire crowning her at all began in 1865, and for some reason it was completed only in 1870.

For a long time the tower was empty, until in 1877 the Church of Christ in Bree has not visited the British statesman and writer William Ewart Gladstone. He noted that "such a beautiful bell tower must not remain silent" and donated a certain amount especially at the bell for the church. Eight of the bells were cast in Loughborough in England by Taylor. The first time the bell rang in 1881 and since then, every year on the night of December 31 to January 1 at midnight jingle proclaims residents Bray and its surrounding area of ​​the New Year.

In general, the Church of Christ is a very interesting architectural structure, which blends simplicity and elegance. The temple was built from local gray granite in the so-called "simple French style." However, it is worth noting that some of its elements are still whiter characteristic of medieval architecture in Ireland, which gives the church a special finesse. The height of the bell tower with a spire is more than 50 m.