Holy Trinity Church, Runcorn
| Holy Trinity Church, Runcorn | |
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 Holy Trinity Church, Runcorn, from the south | |
  Holy Trinity Church, Runcorn Location in Cheshire | |
| 53°20′32″N 2°43′41″W / 53.3422°N 2.72817°W | |
| OS grid reference | SJ 516 831 |
| Location | Runcorn, Cheshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | Holy Trinity, Runcorn |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | Holy Trinity |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 31 October 1983 |
| Architect(s) | Joseph Hartley |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1838 |
| Completed | 1857 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Red sandstone, slate roof |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Chester |
| Archdeaconry | Chester |
| Deanery | Frodsham |
| Parish | Holy Trinity, Runcorn |
Holy Trinity Church is in Runcorn, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Frodsham. Its benefice is combined with that of All Saints, Runcorn.[1] It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2]
History
The church was built in 1838 as an evangelical alternative to the parish church of Runcorn. The cost was met by public subscription, with John and Thomas Johnson, soap and alkali manufacturers, being the principal subscribers. It was designed by Joseph Hartley, a local architect, and the church was built by William Rigby, a local builder.[3] The original chancel was short and a longer chancel was added in 1857.[2]
Architecture
Exterior
The church is built in red sandstone with a slate roof. Its plan consists of a west tower which is partly embraced, a five-bay nave and a chancel. The main entrance is through a door on the west face of the tower. Above this is a three-lancet window and paired louvred bell-openings. The summit has pyramid pinnacles and a crenellated parapet.[2]
Interior
The reredos is made from marble. The altar and pulpit are oak, the latter being on a stone base. The choir stalls are carved with poppyheads. At the west end of the church is a wooden gallery on round cast iron columns.[2] The stained glass in the east window probably dates from the 1860s, and is probably by William Wailes.[4] The three-manual organ dates from 1908 and its building was assisted by a grant from Andrew Carnegie.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Runcorn, Holy Trinity, Church of England, retrieved 13 October 2009
- ^ a b c d Historic England, "Church of the Holy Trinity, Runcorn (1130441)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 August 2012
- ^ Starkey, H. F. (1990), Old Runcorn, Halton: Halton Borough Council, p. 98
{{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 560, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
- ^ Runcorn Holy Trinity, British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 4 April 2017
- Church of England church buildings in Cheshire
- Grade II listed churches in Cheshire
- Gothic Revival church buildings in England
- Gothic Revival architecture in Cheshire
- Buildings and structures in Runcorn
- Diocese of Chester
- 19th-century Church of England church buildings
- Churches completed in 1857
- 1838 establishments in England