Holy Trinity Church, Capenhurst

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Holy Trinity Church, Capenhurst
Holy Trinity Church, Capenhurst (Cheshire)
Holy Trinity Church, Capenhurst
Position of church in Cheshire
Basic information
Location Capenhurst, Cheshire, England
Geographic coordinates 53°15′27″N 2°56′48″W / 53.2576, -2.9467Coordinates: 53°15′27″N 2°56′48″W / 53.2576, -2.9467
Religious affiliation Anglican
Province Province of York
District Diocese of Chester
Architectural description
Architect(s) James Harrison
John Douglas
Architectural type Church
Architectural style Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking 1856
Year completed 1890
Specifications
Materials Sandstone, roof of purple tiles

Holy Trinity Church, Capenhurst is in the village of Capenhurst, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ368738). It is a Grade II listed building.[1]

[edit] History

The church was built between 1856 and 1859 to a design by James Harrison. In 1889–90 the tower was built and details were added to the interior by John Douglas.[1]

[edit] Architecture

The church is built in red sandstone blocks with ashlar dressings. The roof is of purple tiles. Its plan consists of a four-bay nave, a south porch, a two-bay chancel, a vestry and a west tower with spire. The tower is in three stages with buttresses and it has an octagonal stair turret at the southwest corner. On the west of the tower is a three-light window a clock above it. Around the top of the tower is a timber-framed stage which carries a broached spire with small Lakeland slates and a louvred lucarne.

Internally the reredos is of stone with panels on each side carved in the manner of medieval tiles with the Ten Commandments inscribed in Arts and Crafts style script.[1] The stained glass in the church is all by Kempe and is dated between 1876 and to a date after 1900.[2]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c Images of England: Church of the Holy Trinity, Capenhurst. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-03-14.
  2. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Edward Hubbard [1971] (2003). The Buildings of England: Cheshire. New Haven: Yale University Press, 125. ISBN 0 300 09588 0.