Holy Trinity Church, Blackpool facts for kids
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Holy Trinity Church
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| OS grid reference | SD 3073233848 |
| Location | Blackpool, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | www.htss.org.uk Official Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/HolyTrinityBlackpool/ |
| History | |
| Dedication | Holy Trinity |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 20 October 1983 |
| Architect(s) | Richard Knill Freeman |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Decorated Gothic |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Blackpool Holy Trinity South Shore |
| Deanery | Blackpool |
| Archdeaconry | Lancaster |
| Diocese | Blackburn |
| Province | York |
Holy Trinity Church is a special Anglican church located in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It was finished in 1895, replacing an older church from 1836. The famous architect Richard Knill Freeman designed it in a style called Decorated Gothic. This church is so important that English Heritage has given it a "Grade II listed" status. This means it is a nationally important building. Today, it is an active parish church within the Diocese of Blackburn.
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History of Holy Trinity Church
A church was first built on the site of Holy Trinity in 1836. It was in an area with sandhills, on what is now Dean Street in Blackpool's South Shore area. John Braithwaite designed this first church, which could hold 250 people.
Becoming a Parish Church
In 1871, the church officially became a parish church. This means it serves a specific local area. By the 1880s, the building was damaged and needed to be replaced. A new church was then built and finished in 1895.
New Design and Listing
The new church was designed by Bolton architect Richard Knill Freeman. On October 20, 1983, Holy Trinity was given a Grade II listed building status by English Heritage. Buildings with this status are considered "nationally important and of special interest."
Architecture and Design
Holy Trinity Church was designed in the Decorated Gothic style. It is built from yellow sandstone, with red sandstone details and slate roofs.
The tower on the north-west side has five levels. It has angled buttresses, which are supports built into the walls. The tower also features two-light belfry openings in groups of three. The top of the tower has a battlemented parapet, which looks like the top of a castle wall. There is also a small turret with a red pointed roof, reaching as high as the third level of the tower.
The main part of the church, called the nave, and the chancel (the area around the altar) are under one continuous high roof. The nave has three bays, which are sections of the building. The chancel has two bays and a wooden vault (a curved ceiling).
Transepts and Stained Glass
The transepts, which are the parts of the church that stick out like arms, have two gables (the triangular parts of a wall under a sloping roof) on the outside. These transepts have large windows with four lights (sections).
Inside the church, you can see beautiful stained glass windows. The windows to the east and west were made by Ward and Hughes in the early 1900s. Two large windows in the south transept were designed in 1909 by Carl Almquist of Shrigley and Hunt.
