Holy Trinity Church
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, TRINITY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1376191
- Date first listed:
- 27-Aug-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Holy Trinity Church
- Statutory Address:
- HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, TRINITY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1376191
- Date first listed:
- 27-Aug-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Holy Trinity Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, TRINITY ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, TRINITY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Luton (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 07598 23855
Details
TL 02 SE
999/6/10002
LUTON
TRINITY ROAD
Holy Trinity Church
II
Anglican church. 1867-8, with minor late C20 alterations. By T. Nicholson of Hereford, architect. Yellow brick with red brick banding and red sandstone dressings. Welsh slated roof covering and coped gables. Linear 2-cell plan with 3 bay nave and nave belfry, 2 bay chancel, north porch and lean -to vestries to north and south sides. Early English Gothic Revival Style.
EXTERIOR: West gable with tall 2- light window flanked by stepped buttresses. Above, gabled ashlar belfry with 2 bells. Stepped corner buttresses. North wall with gabled porch, incorporating late C20 glazed doors with intersecting tracery. 2 light window to west of porch, 3-light flat headed window to east. Lean-to vestry with angle buttress and single cusped lancet to side wall. Single doorway with stepped approach. East end with clasping buttresses and 3-light window with cinquefoil head.
South side with 2-light window to east end, then lean-to vestry with doorway and 2 shallow 3-light windows above brick band.2 light windows to either end of nave wall, and central flat-headed 3-light window with cusped arched heads to lights supporting quatrefoils. Arched openings have hood moulds with head stops.
INTERIOR: 3-bay chancel with octagonal font on stepped plinth at west end. Heavily carved semi-circular pulpit with carved head peering from the front to right side of chancel arch. Full set of plain benches either side of central aisle. Braced collar roof with diagonal underboarding. Tall pointed chancel arch springing from foliated capitals to short coupled shafts. Organ and organ recess within body of chancel, organ casing and contemporary choir stalls, those to the north side set in front of double arched access to vestry with Aberdeen granite pillar and on Bath stone base and cap. Low altar rail on braced iron posts. Encaustic patterned tiles to chancel and sanctuary floors , and to east end wall behind curtain covering. Sedilia, aumbry and doorway to south vestry to south side wall. Stained glass to east and west windows of 1918, nave and chancel window (1919) and pulpit window (1920) HISTORY: the patron of the church was John Sambrook Crawley of Stockwood, and it is thought to be his image which adorns the face of the pulpit.
Listing NGR: TL0759823855
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 470185
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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