Holy Trinity Church, Runcorn

Holy Trinity Church, Runcorn
Holy Trinity Church, Runcorn, from the south
Holy Trinity Church, Runcorn Location in Cheshire
Coordinates: 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
Dedication	Holy Trinity
Architecture
Status	Parish church
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
Parish	Holy Trinity, Runcorn
Deanery	Frodsham
Archdeaconry	Chester
Diocese	Chester
Province	York

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

• Listed buildings in Runcorn (urban area)

References

1. Runcorn, Holy Trinity, Church of England, retrieved 13 October 2009
2. Historic England, "Church of the Holy Trinity, Runcorn (1130441)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 August 2012
3. Starkey, H. F. (1990), Old Runcorn, Halton: Halton Borough Council, p. 98
4. 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
5. Runcorn Holy Trinity, British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 24 April 2009