Holy Trinity Church, Chester
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| Holy Trinity Church, Chester | |
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| Location | Watergate, Chester, Cheshire, England |
| Geographic coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Ecclesiastical status | Redundant church, now Guildhall |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | James Harrison |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| Year completed | 1869 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Red sandstone with slate roofs |
Holy Trinity Church, Chester is a redundant church in Watergate in the city of Chester, England (grid reference SJ403663). It is a Grade II listed building. In the early 1960s it was converted into the Guildhall.[1]
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[edit] History
The original building, which had a north aisle, probably dated from the 14th century. The east end and south side were rebuilt in 1680. This church had a spire which was rebuilt in the 1770s but in 1811 was taken down for reasons of safety.[2] The present church was built between 1865 and 1869 to a design by James Harrison. He died before it was finished and the church was completed by the firm of Kelly and Edwards of Chester.[1]
[edit] Structure
It is built in red sandstone with grey slate roofs. Its plan consists of a continuous nave and chancel with clerestory, a west porch, a detached south spire and porch, and a vestry to the south. The tower has three stages with double doors to the east and above this a relief sculpture of Christ enthroned. The second stage has a lancet window and clock faces to the east and south. The third stage has two-light bell-openings, corner buttresses, a pierced parapet and a recessed octagonal stone spire with three lucarnes to each face.[1]
[edit] Fittings and furniture
Most of these have been removed. The east window is by Kempe[3] and depicts God and major Old Testament figures and saints.[1] Now hidden by flooring is a memorial to John Whitmore who died in 1374.[3] The former chancel screen and the reredos are also hidden.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d e Images of England: Guildhall. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.
- ^ Salter, Mark (1995). The Old Parish Churches of Cheshire. Malvern: Folly Publications, 29. ISBN 1871731232.
- ^ a b Pevsner, Nikolaus; Edward Hubbard [1971] (2003). The Buildings of England: Cheshire. New Haven: Yale University Press, 152–153. ISBN 0 300 09588 0.
