Holy Trinity Church, Rothwell
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| Holy Trinity Church | |
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| Location | Rothwell, West Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish Church |
| 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.[1] The current church was largely rebuilt to a design by C.R. Chorley and was completed in 1873.[2]
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 belfty 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 .[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Rothwell: Holy Trinity, Rothwell". Church of England. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
- ↑ "Church of the Holy Trinity, Rothwell". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
- ↑ "Church of the Holy Trinity, Rothwell". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
- ↑ "Church of the Holy Trinity, Rothwell". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
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Coordinates: 53°45′00.2″N 1°28′52.9″W / 53.750056°N 1.481361°W