Holy Trinity Church, Rothwell

Holy Trinity Church
Holy Trinity Church
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LocationRothwell, West Yorkshire
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipAnglo-Catholic[1]
History
StatusParish Church
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II listed building
Architect(s)C. R. Chorley
Completed1873
Specifications
MaterialsSandstone ashlar with slate roof
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseLeeds
ArchdeaconryLeeds
ParishRothwell

The Holy Trinity Church in Rothwell, West Yorkshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds.

History

There has been a church on this site since 1150.[2] The current church was largely rebuilt to a design by C.R. Chorley and was completed in 1873.[3]

Architectural style

Exterior

The church lychgate dating from 1889.

Although largely rebuilt in 1873 the church has some late medieval fabric. It is built of Sandstone ashlar with a slate roof. The church has a west tower built in three stages with diagonal buttresses, a clockface on its southside and belfry windows of two cusped lights.[3] The church has a lychgate dating from 1889.

Interior

Interior

The arcades have double-chamfered arches on octagonal columns. The nave ceiling is of late-medieval origin with moulded beams and carved bosses and a font that dates from 1662.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Blagdon-Gamlen, P. E. (1973) The Church Travellers Directory. London: Church Literature Association; p. 75
  2. ^ "Rothwell: Holy Trinity, Rothwell". Church of England. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Church of the Holy Trinity". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
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