Holy Trinity Church, Lenton
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Holy Trinity Church, Lenton is a parish church
in the Church of England
.
The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.
and opened in 1842. It was consecrated on 6 October 1842 by the Lord Bishop of Lincoln (the Right Reverend John Jackson
D.D.).
The architectural style is early English. Built in stone with a high pitched roof, it consists of a nave with clerestory, aisles to north and south, a chancel, vestry, organ-chamber, and a west end pinnacled tower.
Its dimensions are 123 feet long and 57 feet wide. When opened it had seating for 660 people.
and was given to the church by Severus William Lynam Stretton
in 1842.
.
replaced this in 1906.
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
in the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
.
The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.
History
Holy Trinity was designed by the architect Henry Isaac StevensHenry Isaac Stevens
Henry Isaac Stevens was an architect based in Derby. He was born in London, in 1806, and died in 1873. In the late 1850s he changed his name to Isaac Henry Stevens.-Family:His parents were Isaac Stevens and Elizabeth Young....
and opened in 1842. It was consecrated on 6 October 1842 by the Lord Bishop of Lincoln (the Right Reverend John Jackson
John Jackson (bishop)
John Jackson was a British divine and a Church of England bishop for 32 years.-Career:Jackson was appointed rector of St James, Westminster, London in 1846....
D.D.).
The architectural style is early English. Built in stone with a high pitched roof, it consists of a nave with clerestory, aisles to north and south, a chancel, vestry, organ-chamber, and a west end pinnacled tower.
Its dimensions are 123 feet long and 57 feet wide. When opened it had seating for 660 people.
Features
Holy Trinity is famous for its twelfth century font which was originally built for Lenton PrioryLenton Priory
Lenton Priory was a Cluniac house founded by William Peverel in the early 12th century. The exact date of foundation is unknown but 1102 is frequently quoted.-Cluniac Priory:...
and was given to the church by Severus William Lynam Stretton
Severus William Lynam Stretton
Lieutenant-Colonel Severus William Lynam Stretton was a British Army officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars. -Family:...
in 1842.
Memorials
- Albert BallAlbert BallAlbert Ball VC, DSO & Two Bars, MC was an English fighter pilot of the First World War and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British or Commonwealth armed forces...
on the north wall. Captain in the Royal Air Force who was awarded the Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
.
List of incumbents
- George Brown MA 1840 - 1886
- Percy Edward Smith MA 1886 - 1893
- Allan Hunter Watts 1893 - 1917
- Felix Asher BD 1917 - 1922
- W. Aden Wright 1922 - 1928
- Rainald J.R. Skipper, CF, 1929 - 1954 (died in the pulpit of Holy Trinity Church, Trinity SquareHoly Trinity Church, Trinity SquareHoly Trinity Church, Nottingham was a Church of England church in Nottingham from 1841 to 1958.-History:It was designed by the architect Henry Isaac Stevens....
) - G. Hill (killed in a bicycle accident)
- R.P. Neil MA, 1957 - 1962
- L.L. Abbott, 1963 - 1967
- R.G. Dunford, 1967 - 1980
- David Williams MA, 1981 - 1987
Bells
The tower has a set of eight bells. The church was originally only provided with one bell, but five more were added in 1856. In 1902, two more bells were added, given by the brothers Frederick Ball and Albert Ball. The latter was the father of the First War War ace Albert BallAlbert Ball
Albert Ball VC, DSO & Two Bars, MC was an English fighter pilot of the First World War and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British or Commonwealth armed forces...
.
Organ
An organ was installed at the opening of the church in 1847, and was moved and enlarged by Charles Lloyd in 1870. A new organ by Brindley & FosterBrindley & Foster
Brindley & Foster was a pipe organ builder based in Sheffield who flourished between 1854 and 1939.-Background:The business was established by Charles Brindley in 1854. He was joined by Albert Healey Foster in 1871 and the company acquired the name Brindley & Foster.Charles Brindley was born in...
replaced this in 1906.
Organists
- Mrs. Cooper 1846 -
- Fred Harvey 1883-1919
- Vernon Sydney Read 1919 – 1922 then organist of St. Mary's Church, NottinghamSt. Mary's Church, NottinghamThe Church of St Mary the Virgin is the oldest religious foundation in the City of Nottingham, England, the largest church after the Roman Catholic Cathedral and the largest mediæval building in Nottingham....
- Dennis Marriot ???? - 1938 then organist St. Mary's Church, Wollaton ParkSt. Mary's Church, Wollaton ParkSt. Mary's Church, Wollaton Park, is a parish church in the Church of England. It is located in Nottingham.-History:St. Mary's Wollaton Park was designed by the architect Thomas Cecil Howitt and opened in 1939....
- Charles Pickard 1938(?)-1951 then organist St. Andrew's Church, NottinghamSt. Andrew's Church, NottinghamSt. Andrew's Church Nottingham is a parish church in the Church of England.-Background:The church was built as a daughter church to St. Ann's Church, Nottingham between 1869 and 1871 by William Knight, and extended by S. R. Stevenson in 1884.-Incumbents:...
- W. Harry Bland 1951 - 1982 ?