Holy Trinity Church, Northwich facts for kids
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The spire of Holy Trinity Church from Town Bridge
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| OS grid reference | SJ 655 735 |
| Location | Northwich, Cheshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | Holy Trinity, Northwich |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1 July 1841 |
| Founder(s) | Weaver Navigation Trustees |
| Consecrated | 1 July 1842 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 19 August 1986 |
| Architect(s) | Edmund Sharpe |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1841 |
| Completed | 1842 |
| Administration | |
| Deanery | Middlewich |
| Archdeaconry | Chester |
| Diocese | Chester |
| Province | York |
Holy Trinity Church, Northwich is also known as Holy Trinity Church, Castle. You can find it in the Castle area of Northwich, Cheshire, England. This church is an active Anglican parish church. It belongs to the deanery of Middlewich and the diocese of Chester. The church is officially recognized as a Grade II listed building. This means it is an important historical building.
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History of the Church
Building the Church for Workers
Around 1720, the River Weaver was made better for boats. This helped transport salt from mines in Winsford to the River Mersey. This new waterway was called the Weaver Navigation.
In 1839, the people who managed the Weaver Navigation received a request. Their employees wanted to rest on Sundays and go to church. Laws already said that boat workers should not have to work on Sundays.
So, on August 12, 1839, the managers made a rule. It stopped all boat traffic on the Navigation from Saturday midnight to Sunday midnight.
A New Law for Churches
On August 4, 1840, a special law was passed. It allowed the Weaver Navigation managers to use some of their money. They could build churches for their employees.
Holy Trinity Church in Northwich was one of these churches. The other two were Christ Church, Weston Point and Christ Church, Winsford. All three churches were designed by the same architect, Edmund Sharpe, from Lancaster.
Choosing the Location
The church was built on a small hill called "Castle." The land cost £79. This money was paid to Lord Tollemache.
The first stone for the church was laid on July 1, 1841, by Lord Tollemache. The church was officially opened exactly one year later, on July 1, 1842. The stone used to build the church came from a quarry owner named J. L. Wright. When it was first built, the church could seat about 430 people.
Church Architecture
Design and Materials
Holy Trinity is the largest of the three churches built for the Weaver Navigation managers. It was designed to seat over 400 people. The church is built from red sandstone. Its roofs are made of grey slate. The style of the building is called Geometrical Gothic.
Church Layout
The church has a nave with six sections, but no side aisles. It also has a small, narrow chancel at the east end. At the west end, there is a tall, slim tower. The tower has three levels and a pointed roof called a broach spire.
The bottom part of the tower has a door. The middle part has tall, narrow windows called lancet windows. The bell openings at the top have decorative stone patterns.
Windows and Interior
The sides of the church have buttresses, which are supports built into the walls. Each section between these supports has a window. These windows have a circle design above two lancet windows.
At the very east end of the chancel, there are three lancet windows with a round window above them. There is also a lancet window on each side of the chancel.
Inside the church, there is a gallery at the west end. This gallery holds the organ and is supported by cast iron arches. The wooden pews, pulpit, and lectern are original from when the church was built. The font has eight sides.
The stained glass in the west window was added in 1862. There is also a window by Trena Cox from the mid-1900s. It shows Saint Nicholas and Wenceslas. The church's organ was built in 1898.
See also
- Listed buildings in Northwich
- List of architectural works by Edmund Sharpe
