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Holy Trinity Church, Hurdsfield
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OS grid reference SJ 926 742
Location Hurdsfield Road,
Macclesfield, Cheshire
Country England
Denomination Anglican
Churchmanship Evangelical
Website Holy Trinity Hurdsfield
History
Status Parish church
Consecrated 11 October 1839
Architecture
Functional status Active
Heritage designation Grade II
Designated 28 October 1994
Architect(s) William Hayley
Architectural type Church
Style Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking 1838
Completed 1839
Specifications
Materials Stone, slate roof
Administration
Parish Holy Trinity Hurdsfield
Deanery Macclesfield
Archdeaconry Macclesfield
Diocese Chester
Province York

Holy Trinity Church is a beautiful old church located on Hurdsfield Road in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. It's an active Anglican church, which means it's part of the Church of England. This church is a special parish church for the local community. It's also recognized as a Grade II Listed building, meaning it's an important historical building that needs to be protected.

The Church's Story

The very first stone for Holy Trinity Church was placed on May 28, 1838. The church was officially opened and made sacred on October 11, 1839. A person named William Hayley designed the building.

When it was first built, Holy Trinity was a "chapel of ease." This meant it was a smaller church that helped people attend services if the main church, St Peter, Prestbury, was too far away.

Over the years, the church changed inside. In 1868, the interior was rearranged. A clock was put into the tower in 1876. Holy Trinity became its own separate parish in 1879. This meant it was no longer just a chapel helping another church. More changes were made inside the church in 1939, 1976, and 1992.

Church Design and Features

Outside the Church

Holy Trinity Church is built from stone, and its roof is made of slate. The way it's built is called Gothic Revival style. This style looks like old medieval churches.

The church has a main area called a nave with four sections. It also has a smaller, shallow area at the front called a chancel. There's a tall tower at the west end of the church. This tower has four levels. It has strong supports called buttresses at its corners. These supports go up to form pointed tops called pinnacles.

At the bottom of the tower, there's a main door. Above this door, there's a window with two parts. The third level of the tower has a clock face. The very top level has two bell openings side-by-side. The top of the tower has a decorative wall called a parapet that looks like the top of a castle wall. Along the sides of the nave, there are more buttresses. Each section of the nave has tall, narrow windows called lancet windows. The large window at the east end of the church has five sections and fancy stone patterns called tracery.

Inside the Church

The inside of the church is one large open space. At the back, there's a balcony area called a gallery. The church organ used to be in this gallery. This organ was built by Samuel Renn and later fixed up in 1921.

In 1976, a school next to the church closed down. The old organ was taken out, and a newer electronic organ was placed at the front of the church. The gallery area was then closed off. This space was changed to create meeting rooms and a kitchen. These new rooms replaced the facilities that used to be in the school building.

Churchyard and Memorials

The area around the church, called the churchyard, is split into older and newer parts. In the churchyard, you can find special memorials called war graves. These graves honor two soldiers who died in World War I and one soldier who died in World War II.

See also

  • Listed buildings in Macclesfield
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