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Holy Trinity Church, Heath Town, Wolverhampton
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Holy Trinity Church, Heath Town
52°35′46.57″N 2°6′9.53″W / 52.5962694°N 2.1026472°W / 52.5962694; -2.1026472
OS grid reference SO 931 998
Location Heath Town
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Open evangelical
History
Status Parish church
Dedication The Holy Trinity
Consecrated 1852
Architecture
Functional status Active
Heritage designation Grade II listed
Architect(s) Edward Banks
Architectural type Decorated Gothic, Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking 1849
Completed 1852
Specifications
Length 121 feet (37 m)
Width 55 feet (17 m)
Height 140 feet (43 m)
Materials Stone and brick
Tiled roofs
Administration
Parish Holy Trinity Wednesfield Heath
Deanery Wolverhampton
Archdeaconry Walsall
Diocese Lichfield
Province York

Holy Trinity Church, Heath Town, is in Heath Town, a district of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wolverhampton, the archdeaconry of Walsall, and the diocese of Lichfield. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.

History

The first church was built between 1850 and 1852 to the 1849 designs of architect Edward Banks. It was consecrated by the Bishop of Lichfield on 22 July 1852.

It comprised a nave and aisles, with north porch and south entrance under the tower. The chancel had an organ chamber on the north side, separated by a stone screen and a vestry. The 6 bay nave was 85 feet (26 m) long and 26 feet (7.9 m) wide. The aisles were 14.5 feet (4.4 m) wide, making the total width 55 feet (17 m). The chancel was 36 feet (11 m) long and 19 feet (5.8 m) wide. The tower was 140 feet (43 m) high. The whole of the exterior and interior is dressed stone and the seats and doors made of oak. The chancel floor was laid with Minton encaustic tiles. It was constructed by G and F Higham of Wolverhampton.

Interior

According to Pevsner Holy Trinity is 'A well-proportioned example of an Ecclesiological church with good interior features.'

Churchyard

The church is surrounded by a large churchyard which is still used for burials. The initial area closest to the church, known as the 'Old Ground', opened with the church in 1852. Since then the churchyard has been extended several times and now covers approximately seven acres in an irregular shape.

Two structures in the churchyard have been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed buildings. These are the lych gate which is also a war memorial and dates from c.1920 and the Jacobean style almshouses of c.1850, restored 1996.

Graves of historical interest

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