Church of Holy Trinity
CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY, TRAVERSE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1199308
- Date first listed:
- 23-Aug-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church of Holy Trinity
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY, TRAVERSE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1199308
- Date first listed:
- 23-Aug-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church of Holy Trinity
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY, TRAVERSE STREET
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:
- CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY, TRAVERSE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- St. Helens (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 52220 95412
Details
SJ 59 NW ST. HELENS TRAVERSE STREET (north side)
4/93 Church of - Holy Trinity
- II
Church. 1857. W. and J. Hay; apse of 1883-4 by J. Gandy. Rubble walling of industrial waste with sandstone dressings, slate roof. Nave with south porch, transepts and apse. Nave of 3 bays has windows of 2 lights between weathered buttresses. West end has angle buttresses, 3-light window with simple, intersecting tracery, probably altered and bell cote. Gabled south porch has arch with no capitals. North transept has 4-light segmental pointed window, that to south has 3-light window as west end. Canted apse has 3 windows of 2 lights and north organ loft. Interior has deep west gallery; roofs with arch-braced collar trusses with flying arches at crossing. The church is one of 2 buildings in St. Helens to be built entirely of industrial waste, probably from local chemical works (q.v. Welsh Chapel, Sutton Road).
Listing NGR: SJ5222095412
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 216384
- 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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