Holy Trinity Church, Rothwell
Holy Trinity Church | |
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Holy Trinity Church | |
Location | Rothwell, West Yorkshire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic[1] |
History | |
Status | Parish Church |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Grade II listed building |
Architect(s) | C. R. Chorley |
Completed | 1873 |
Specifications | |
Materials | Sandstone ashlar with slate roof |
Administration | |
Parish | Rothwell |
Archdeaconry | Leeds |
Diocese | Leeds |
Province | York |
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[]
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[]
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[]
- ^ Blagdon-Gamlen, P. E. (1973) The Church Travellers Directory. London: Church Literature Association; p. 75
- ^ "Rothwell: Holy Trinity, Rothwell". Church of England. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
- ^ a b c "Church of the Holy Trinity". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
External links[]
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Coordinates: 53°45′00.2″N 1°28′52.9″W / 53.750056°N 1.481361°W
- Anglican Diocese of Leeds
- Church of England church buildings in West Yorkshire
- Grade II listed churches in Leeds
- Anglo-Catholic church buildings in West Yorkshire
- Rothwell, West Yorkshire