Holy Trinity Church, Heath Town

Holy Trinity Church, Heath Town, Wolverhampton

Holy Trinity Church, Heath Town
Coordinates: 52°35′46.57″N 2°6′9.53″W / 52.5962694°N 2.1026472°W / 52.5962694; -2.1026472
Location Heath Town
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Website sites.google.com/site/holytrinityheathtown/
History
Dedication Holy Trinity
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II listed
Architect(s) Edward Banks
Groundbreaking 1849
Completed 1852
Specifications
Length 121 feet (37 m)
Width 55 feet (17 m)
Height 140 feet (43 m)
Administration
Parish Holy Trinity Wednesfield Heath
Deanery Wolverhampton
Archdeaconry Walsall
Diocese Diocese of Lichfield

Holy Trinity Church, Heath Town is a Grade II listed[1] parish church in the Church of England in Wolverhampton[2]

History

The first church was built between 1850 and 1852 to the designs of architect Edward Banks. It was consecrated by the Bishop of Lichfield on 22 July 1852.[3]

It comprised a nave and aisles, with north porch and south entrance under the tower. The chancel had an organ chamber on the north side, separated by a stone screen and a vestry. The 6 bay nave was 85 feet (26 m) long and 26 feet (7.9 m) wide. The aisles were 14.5 feet (4.4 m) wide, making the total width 55 feet (17 m). The chancel was 36 feet (11 m) long and 19 feet (5.8 m) wide. The tower was 140 feet (43 m) high. The whole of the exterior and interior is dressed stone and the seats and doors made of oak. The chancel floor was laid with Minton encaustic tiles. It was constructed by G and F Higham of Wolverhampton.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Church of Holy Trinity, Wolverhampton". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  2. ↑ The Buildings of England. Staffordshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Books. ISBN 0140710469 p.321
  3. ↑ "Wolverhampton". Staffordshire Advertiser (Stafford). 17 July 1852. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Consecration of a new church at Wednesfield Heath". Staffordshire Advertiser (Stafford). 24 July 1852. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
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