PARISH CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY AND CHURCHYARD WALLS FRONTING STREET AND ON WEST, RUNNING SOUTHWARDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS

PARISH CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY AND CHURCHYARD WALLS FRONTING STREET AND ON WEST, RUNNING SOUTHWARDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS, HIGH STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1319749
Date first listed:: 06-Jun-1951
List Entry Name:: PARISH CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY AND CHURCHYARD WALLS FRONTING STREET AND ON WEST, RUNNING SOUTHWARDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS
Statutory Address:: PARISH CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY AND CHURCHYARD WALLS FRONTING STREET AND ON WEST, RUNNING SOUTHWARDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS, HIGH STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1319749
Date first listed:: 06-Jun-1951
List Entry Name:: PARISH CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY AND CHURCHYARD WALLS FRONTING STREET AND ON WEST, RUNNING SOUTHWARDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS
Statutory Address 1:: PARISH CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY AND CHURCHYARD WALLS FRONTING STREET AND ON WEST, RUNNING SOUTHWARDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS, HIGH STREET

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Statutory Address:: PARISH CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY AND CHURCHYARD WALLS FRONTING STREET AND ON WEST, RUNNING SOUTHWARDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS, HIGH STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: ST 65094 73800

Details

1. 5118 EX-KINGSWOOD UD HIGH STREET (south side) Kingswood Parish Church of the Holy Trinity and Churchyard walls fronting street and on west, running southwards for approximately 100 yds ST 6573 10/169 6.6.51 II* GV 2. 1821, a good example of Commissioners Gothic, altered by addition of 2 bay chancel and vestry in 1900 and roof of circa 1850. Ashlar on moulded plinth with Roman tile roof. Four bays, Tudor Gothick. Three-light windows in drips. Weathered buttresses, corner buttresses diagonal. Three stage embattled tower with corner finials and diagonal buttresses, Geometric windows one per face on each stage, lower stage has inscribed quatrefoils. Weathervane. Tudor arch west door, studded. Two bay chancel with slate roof, decorated-style windows and north and south chapels. Interior: original internal west door, Tudor Gothick panelling and studded stair turret door. West gallery with original side rails and panelling and with royal arms and dedication inscription on string. Chancel has 1897-1908 decorative scheme, part stencilled and part applied paintings. Two loose panels of stained glass, late C19 east window and small stained glass panels in north porch chapel. Church set back from High Street by graveyard. Rubble pennant wall about 3 ft high to street. The graveyard wall to west is original about 5-6 ft high pennant rubble with ironstone and oceas pennant buttresses.

Listing NGR: ST6509473800

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Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.