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Holy Trinity Church, Warrington

Coordinates:53°23′22″N2°35′30″W/ 53.3894°N 2.5917°W/53.3894; -2.5917
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Holy Trinity Church, Warrington
Holy Trinity Church, Warrington
Holy Trinity Church, Warrington is located in Cheshire
Holy Trinity Church, Warrington
Holy Trinity Church, Warrington
Location in Cheshire
53°23′22″N2°35′30″W/ 53.3894°N 2.5917°W/53.3894; -2.5917
OS grid referenceSJ 606,882
LocationWarrington,Cheshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
ChurchmanshipEvangelical
WebsiteHoly Trinity, Warrington
History
StatusParish church
DedicationTrinity
Consecrated1760
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated6 December 1949
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGeorgian
Groundbreaking1758
Specifications
MaterialsSandstonefront and tower
Brick with stone dressings at rear
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseLiverpool
ArchdeaconryWarrington
DeaneryWarrington
ParishHoly Trinity, Warrington
Clergy
Vicar(s)Rev Shirley Cowan
AssistantRev Caroline Batey
Laity
Reader(s)Ian Lazarus
Parish administratorAlison Crane

Holy Trinity Churchis in the centre of the town ofWarrington,Cheshire,England. The church is recorded in theNational Heritage List for Englandas a designated Grade II*listed building.[1]It is an activeAnglicanparish churchin thediocese of Liverpool,the archdeaconry of Warrington and the deanery of Warrington.[2]

History

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Achapel of easeknown as Trinity Chapel was built on the site in 1708 to relieve pressure on the parish church ofSt Elphin's.[3]It was built as anoratoryby Peter Legh ofLyme Park.[4]By the 1750s the chapel was too small for its congregation and in 1758 subscriptions were raised to build a new church, which was consecrated in 1760.[4]The architecture is in the style ofJames Gibbs,[4]but he was ill at the time the church was built and it is thought it was designed by one of Gibbs' associates.[3]In 1862 a west clock tower was added which was designed by W. P. Coxon, the Borough Surveyor; the tower belongs to the town rather than to the church.[4]In 1974 the south aisle was re-designed to form the Garven Room, a servery, avestryand toilets. By the 1970s the roof had been damaged by wet anddry rot,woodwormanddeath watch beetleand was replaced in 1978–79. By 1990 thepipe organwas beyond repair and it has been replaced by a Makinelectronic organ.In 1988 the west end was remodelled, forming a lobby. In 1997 the east end was reordered, adding a room and extending the sanctuary area. In 1999 the clock was refurbished by Warrington Borough Council as a Millennium project.[3]

Architecture

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Exterior

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The church is built inGeorgianstyle.[3]Its front is constructed insandstone,and the rear in brick with stone dressings. The stonework at the front isrusticated.[1]The front aspect is in four stages; at the base is a rusticatedplinth,above which is a tier of windows with aDoricdoorcase at the west of the front. Then comes an upper tier of windows withIonicpilastersand at the top acorniceand a plainparapet.In the east wall is aPalladian window.[1]The tower is incast ironand has octagonal and square stages with a slimogee-cap.[4]

Interior

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Internally there are galleries on three sides. Thereredosis a First World War memorial byE. Carter Prestondated 1920, the communion table is inRococostyle and is a survival from the first chapel. Thefontis abalusterdating from the 18th century with anArts and Craftscover. Thepulpit(altered) dates from the 18th century and most of thebox pewssurvive, albeit most with doors removed.[4]On the west balcony wall is a painting of theHoly Family,which is a copy dated from around 1776 byJames Crankeof an original (in theLouvre) byAndrea del Sarto.The brasschandelierformerly hung inSt Stephen's Chapelin theHouse of Commons.[4]It was rescued after a fire and presented to the church in 1801.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abcHistoric England,"Church of the Holy Trinity, Warrington (1161522)",National Heritage List for England,retrieved17 August2013
  2. ^Deanery of Warrington,Diocese of Liverpool,retrieved29 April2009
  3. ^abcdeHoly Trinity Church, Warrington,Holy Trinity Church, Warrington,retrieved4 April2010
  4. ^abcdefgPollard, Richard;Pevsner, Nikolaus(2006),Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West,The Buildings of England, New Haven and London:Yale University Press,pp. 607–608,ISBN0-300-10910-5