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Holy Trinity Church, Wray, from the west
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Holy Trinity Church, Wray
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| Location | Wray, Lancashire |
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| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | Holy Trinity, Wray |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 1 July 1841 |
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| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Edmund Sharpe Paley and Austin |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1839 |
| Completed | 1840 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Wray |
| Deanery | Tunstall |
| Archdeaconry | Lancaster |
| Diocese | Blackburn |
| Province | York |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Revd Mark Harrison Cannon |
| Laity | |
| Reader | Mary Winter, Peter Osborne, Ann Dawson |
| Churchwarden(s) | Mark Rowland, Francis Gretton |
Holy Trinity Church, Wray, is in the village of Wray, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with those of St Peter, Leck, St Wilfrid, Melling, St John, Tunstall, St James the Less, Tatham, and the Good Shepherd, Tatham Fells, Lowgill.[1][2]
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The church was built in 1839–40 and designed by the Lancaster architect Edmund Sharpe. The foundation stone was laid on 28 May 1839, and the church was completed the following year, although it was not consecrated until 1 July 1841, when the Bishop of Chester performed the ceremony. In 1879 the church was enlarged by Sharpe's successors, Paley and Austin, who added a larger chancel and transepts.[3] In 1889 Austin, Paley and Austin added a new nave roof, and altered the west elevation.[4]
Holy Trinity has a three-bay nave, each of which contains triple a lancet window. At the west end are four lancets, one on each side and two over the entrance. The chancel, added by Paley and Austin, has two bays and a three-light east window containing Decorated tracery. At the west end of the church is a double bellcote. Inside the church is a west gallery, containing the organ.[3] The two-manual organ was made in 1879 by Gray and Davison and overhauled in 1980 by R. D. and E. H. Holmes.[5]