Holy Trinity Church, Bolarum

Holy Trinity Church is a church under the auspices of the Church of South India. It is located in the Bolarum locality of Secunderabad.

History

Construction of the church, in 1847, was personally funded by Queen Victoria, on land donated by the Nizam of Hyderabad. It was initially an Anglican church, and a place of worship for British army officers and other Indian Christian families.^[2]

Architecture

The Church is medium sized, and in the Victorian Gothic style.^[3] The stained glass windows are similar to those of country churches in England.^[3] The pews in the church are original, as are the stained glass at the altar, the pulpit and the bell. Tablets on the walls commemorate the deaths of parishioners, especially British Army officers and their families. The adjacent cemetery contains graves dating from 1851.^[2]

Queen's visit

In 1983, Queen Elizabeth II visited the church^[4] and celebrated her 36th wedding anniversary there, in a service led by Bishop Victor Premasagar.^[5]

See also

• List of churches in Secunderabad and Hyderabad
• All Saints Church, Secunderabad

References