Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Square Explained

Holy Trinity Church, Nottingham
Coordinates:52.9561°N -1.1489°W
Country:United Kingdom
Denomination:Church of England
Churchmanship:Evangelical
Dedication:Holy Trinity
Architect:Henry Isaac Stevens
Style:Early English Period
Completed Date:1841
Construction Cost:£10,000
Demolished Date:1958
Capacity:1215
Length:129feet
Width:64feet
Spire Height:172feet rebuilt 2ft higher in 1861
Parish:Nottingham
Diocese:Diocese of Southwell
Province:York

Holy Trinity Church, Nottingham was a Church of England church in Nottingham from 1841 to 1958.

History

It was designed by the architect Henry Isaac Stevens.

It was a church in the early English style, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was consecrated on 13 October 1841 by John Kaye the Bishop of Lincoln;[1] its external dimensions were 129feet by 64feet, and it had a square tower, on which was an octagonal lantern 24feet high, surmounted with a spire rising 29feet feet. It was built at a cost of £10,000 . The living was in the gift of Trustees; and had a net income of £400.[2]

It was built on land released under the 1839 enclosure of Burton Leys[3] and out of the parish of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham.

In 1859, the parishioners built Trinity Free Church as a chapel of ease to Holy Trinity. This later became independent as St. Stephen's Church, Bunker's Hill.

The church was closed for a period in 1873 when a major restoration was undertaken. The chancel was lengthened by 16feet and the ceiling was decorated, the high box-shaped pews were docked, and the organ was removed from the west-end gallery to the chancel.[4] The restoration work was carried out under the supervision of architect William Arthur Heazell at a cost of £1,650 .

The spire was the tallest in Nottingham. Unfortunately, the spire was declared unsafe after the heavy bombing raid in the Second World War, although there was some dispute as to whether the bombing had caused the damage,[5] and it was removed by October 1942.[6] Stones from the spire were used in the new drive at St John the Evangelist's Church, Carrington when the entrance from Mansfield Road was walled up and a new drive created from Church Drive, and other stones were incorporated into a wall on the Carrington Lido side of St John's Church.[7]

In 1954, Canon R.J.R. Skipper of Holy Trinity Church, Lenton, died in the pulpit whilst preaching.

Incumbents

Organ

The organ was built by J.W. Walker and installed in 1845. It was renovated in 1873 by Lloyd and Dudgeon of Nottingham when it moved from the west end gallery to the newly extended chancel.[4] On closure of the church in 1958, the organ was moved to Holy Trinity Church, Clifton, but no longer exists there.

Organists

Closure and demolition

The church was demolished in 1958 and the Trinity Square site used for a multi-storey car park until 2006. This has now been redeveloped as the Trinity Square shopping centre.

The church name was preserved with the new Holy Trinity Church, opened in 1958 in the Nottingham suburb of Clifton.

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Notes and References

  1. The Civil engineer and architect's journal, Volume 4. William Laxton. 1841
  2. A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 446–461.
  3. A Centenary History of Nottingham. John Beckett. Manchester University Press. 1997
  4. News: . Reopening of Holy Trinity Church Nottingham . Nottinghamshire Guardian . England . 7 November 1873 . 5 November 2022 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  5. News: . Holy Trinity's Spire . Nottingham Evening Post . England . 20 February 1942 . 17 September 2019 . British Newspaper Archive .
  6. News: . Holy Trinity Spire . Nottingham Evening Post . England . 7 October 1942 . 17 September 2019 . British Newspaper Archive .
  7. News: . Day to Day. Stones from a Demolished Spire in an appropriate place . Nottingham Evening Post . England . 12 December 1945 . 17 September 2019 . British Newspaper Archive .
  8. Nottinghamshire Guardian – Friday 5 May 1871
  9. News: . Mr. H.F. Dunnicliff . Nottingham Journal . England . 13 October 1928 . 1 June 2017 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  10. News: . Holy Trinity Church Organist . Nottingham Journal . England . 14 November 1936 . 2 June 2017 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  11. News: . To Be Organist at Holy Trinity, Nottingham . Nottingham Evening Post . England . 26 August 1950 . 5 November 2022 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .