Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Square
Encyclopedia
Holy Trinity Church, Nottingham was a Church of England
church in Nottingham
from 1841 to 1958.
.
It was a church in the early English style, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was consecrated on 13 October 1841 by John Kaye the Bishop of Lincoln
; its external dimensions were 129 feet by 64, and it had a square tower, on which was an octagonal lantern 24 feet high, surmounted with a spire rising 29 feet. It was built at a cost of £10,000 (£ as of ) . The living was in the gift of Trustees; and had a net income of £400.
It was built on land released under the 1839 enclosure of Burton Leys and out of the parish of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham
.
The spire was the tallest in Nottingham. Unfortunately, the spire was declared unsafe and removed sometime prior to the closure of the church.
In 1859, the parishioners built Trinity Free Church
as a chapel of ease to Holy Trinity. This later became independent as St. Stephen's Church, Bunker's Hill
.
In 1954, Canon R.J.R. Skipper of Holy Trinity Church, Lenton
, died in the pulpit whilst preaching.
The church name was preserved with a new church of 1958 in Clifton, Nottingham.
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...
church in Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
from 1841 to 1958.
History
It 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....
.
It was a church in the early English style, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was consecrated on 13 October 1841 by John Kaye the Bishop of Lincoln
Bishop of Lincoln
The Bishop of Lincoln is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln in the Province of Canterbury.The present diocese covers the county of Lincolnshire and the unitary authority areas of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. The Bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral...
; its external dimensions were 129 feet by 64, and it had a square tower, on which was an octagonal lantern 24 feet high, surmounted with a spire rising 29 feet. It was built at a cost of £10,000 (£ as of ) . The living was in the gift of Trustees; and had a net income of £400.
It was built on land released under the 1839 enclosure of Burton Leys and out of the parish of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham
St. Mary's Church, Nottingham
The 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....
.
The spire was the tallest in Nottingham. Unfortunately, the spire was declared unsafe and removed sometime prior to the closure of the church.
In 1859, the parishioners built Trinity Free Church
St. Stephen's Church, Bunker's Hill
St. Stephen's Church, Bunker's Hill, also known as Trinity Free Church, was a Church of England church in Nottingham between 1859 and 1896.-History:...
as a chapel of ease to Holy Trinity. This later became independent as St. Stephen's Church, Bunker's Hill
St. Stephen's Church, Bunker's Hill
St. Stephen's Church, Bunker's Hill, also known as Trinity Free Church, was a Church of England church in Nottingham between 1859 and 1896.-History:...
.
In 1954, Canon R.J.R. Skipper of Holy Trinity Church, Lenton
Holy Trinity Church, Lenton
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.-History:...
, died in the pulpit whilst preaching.
Incumbents
- Thomas Hart Francis Penrose Davies 1841 - 1851
- Thomas Mosse MacDonald 1851 - 1871
- James Allan Smith 1871 - 1885
- William Russell Blackett 1885 - 1892
- Percy Holbrook 1892 - 1934
- Albert Tom Cosford 1934 - 1936
- Robert Henry Makepeace 1936 - 1942
- Harry Holden 1942 - ????
Closure and demolition
The church was demolished in 1958 and the Trinity Square site used for a multi-storey car park until 2006. This has now been redeveloped as retail premises.The church name was preserved with a new church of 1958 in Clifton, Nottingham.