Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Square facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Holy Trinity Church, Nottingham |
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The church as pictured in the Nottingham Review and General Advertiser for the Midland Counties Friday 15 October 1841
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| 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 was closed in 1958.
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History of Holy Trinity Church
Holy Trinity Church was designed by the architect Henry Isaac Stevens. It was built in a style known as Early English, which is a type of Gothic architecture. The church was officially opened and blessed 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 129 feet (39 meters) long and 64 feet (20 meters) wide. It featured a square tower with an octagonal (eight-sided) top section that was 24 feet (7 meters) high. On top of this was a spire that reached 29 feet (9 meters) into the sky. Building the church cost around £10,000, which was a very large sum of money back in 1841.
The church was built on land that became available after the 1839 enclosure of Burton Leys. This area was originally part of the parish of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham.
Expansion and Changes
In 1859, the people of the parish built another church nearby called Trinity Free Church. This was like a smaller, extra church to help Holy Trinity. Later, it became its own independent church.
The main Holy Trinity Church closed for a while in 1873 for a big renovation. During this time, the chancel (the part of the church near the altar) was made 16 feet (5 meters) longer. The ceiling was also decorated with new designs. The old, tall box-shaped pews were made shorter, and the organ was moved from the back of the church to the chancel. This renovation work was overseen by architect William Arthur Heazell and cost about £1,650.
The Tallest Spire
The spire of Holy Trinity Church was once the tallest in Nottingham. However, after heavy bombing raids 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 later used in other places. They helped 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, by the Carrington Lido.
In 1954, a sad event occurred when Canon R.J.R. Skipper, a church leader from Holy Trinity Church, Lenton, passed away while giving a sermon in the pulpit.
Church Leaders (Incumbents)
Here are some of the important leaders, called incumbents, who served at Holy Trinity Church:
- Thomas Francis Penrose Hart Davies (1841–1851)
- Thomas Mosse MacDonald (1851–1871)
- James Allan Smith (1871–1885)
- William Russell Blackett (1885–1892)
- Percy Holbrook (1892–1934)
- Albert Tom Cosford (1934–1936)
- Robert Henry Makepeace (1936–1942)
- Harry Holden (1942 – ????)
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 west end (back) of the church to 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
These are some of the people who played the organ at Holy Trinity Church:
- Mr. Wright (around 1863)
- Mr. Atkin (around 1870)
- W.Telford Cockrem (1871 – ????)
- Charles Rogers (around 1884)
- Mr. Hibbert (around 1893)
- Jabez Hack (around 1910)
- Vernon Sydney Read (1913 – 1920)
- H. F. Dunnicliff (1925 – 1928)
- H. Blyton Dobson (1928 – 1936)
- Cecil Thomas Payne (1936 – 1940)
- Stanley Bell Nolan (around 1941)
- H. A. Gascoigne (???? – 1950)
- Geoffrey Knight (1950 – ????)
Closure and What Happened Next
Holy Trinity Church was taken down in 1958. The land where it stood, known as Trinity Square, was then used for a multi-storey car park until 2006. Today, that area has been redeveloped and is now the Trinity Square shopping centre.
The name "Holy Trinity" was kept alive with a new church. The Holy Trinity Church in the Nottingham suburb of Clifton opened in 1958, carrying on the name.
