Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Square facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Holy Trinity Church, Nottingham
The church as pictured in the Nottingham Review and General Advertiser for the Midland Counties Friday 15 October 1841
52°57′22″N 1°8′56″W / 52.95611°N 1.14889°W / 52.95611; -1.14889
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Evangelical
History
Dedication	Holy Trinity
Architecture
Architect(s)	Henry Isaac Stevens
Style	Early English Period
Completed	1841
Construction cost	£10,000
Demolished	1958
Specifications
Capacity	1215
Length	129 feet (39 m)
Width	64 feet (20 m)
Spire height	172 feet (52 m) rebuilt 2ft higher in 1861
Administration
Parish	Nottingham
Diocese	Diocese of Southwell
Province	York

Holy Trinity Church was a Church of England church located in Nottingham, England. It served the community from 1841 until it closed in 1958.

History of Holy Trinity Church

This church was designed by the architect Henry Isaac Stevens. It was built in an old English style and was dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The church was officially opened on October 13, 1841. This ceremony was led by John Kaye, who was the Bishop of Lincoln at the time.

The church was quite large, measuring about 39 meters long and 20 meters wide. It featured a square tower with an octagonal (eight-sided) lantern on top. This lantern was about 7 meters tall and was topped with a spire that rose about 9 meters. Building the church cost around £10,000, which was a lot of money back then!

The land for the church came from an area called Burton Leys. This land was made available in 1839. The church was also created out of the larger parish of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham.

Building a Chapel of Ease

In 1859, the people of Holy Trinity Church built another smaller church nearby. This was called Trinity Free Church. It was built as a "chapel of ease." This meant it was a smaller church for people who lived too far from the main Holy Trinity Church. Later, this chapel became its own independent church, known as St. Stephen's Church, Bunker's Hill.

Restoration Work in 1873

The church was closed for a while in 1873 for a big renovation. During this time, the chancel (the area around the altar) was made longer by about 5 meters. The ceiling was also decorated with new designs. The old, tall, box-shaped pews (church benches) were made shorter. The organ, which was originally at the back of the church, was moved to the chancel area. This restoration work cost about £1,650 and was overseen by architect William Arthur Heazell.

The Tallest Spire in Nottingham

The spire of Holy Trinity Church was once the tallest in Nottingham. However, after heavy bombing during the Second World War (known as the Nottingham Blitz), the spire was declared unsafe. Even though there was some debate about whether the bombing actually caused the damage, the spire was removed by October 1942.

Some of the stones from the spire were reused in other places. They were used to create a new driveway at St John the Evangelist's Church, Carrington. Other stones were used to build a wall near St John's Church.

In 1954, a sad event occurred when Canon R.J.R. Skipper, a priest from Holy Trinity Church, Lenton, passed away while giving a sermon in the pulpit.

Church Leaders (Incumbents)

Here are some of the main leaders, called incumbents, who served at Holy Trinity Church over the years:

The Church Organ

The organ at Holy Trinity Church was built by J.W. Walker and installed in 1845. It was updated in 1873 by Lloyd and Dudgeon of Nottingham. This was when it was moved from the back of the church to the front, in the newly extended chancel. When the church closed in 1958, the organ was moved to Holy Trinity Church in Clifton. However, it is no longer there today.

Organists of Holy Trinity

Many talented organists played music at Holy Trinity Church. Here are some of them:

Closure and Demolition

Holy Trinity Church was torn down in 1958. The land where it stood, known as Trinity Square, was then used for a multi-storey car park. This car park remained there until 2006. Today, the area has been redeveloped into the Trinity Square shopping centre.

The name "Holy Trinity" was kept alive in Nottingham. A new church, called Holy Trinity Church, Clifton, opened in 1958 in the Nottingham suburb of Clifton.