Church of the Holy Trinity
CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY, FRONT STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1323087
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of the Holy Trinity
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY, FRONT STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1323087
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of the Holy Trinity
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY, FRONT 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 THE HOLY TRINITY, FRONT STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Wingate
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 40012 37147
Details
NZ 43 NW WINGATE FRONT STREET (East side)
5/38 Church of the 20/2/67 Holy Trinity
II
Parish church. 1840-1 by George Jackson of Durham. Hammer-dressed limestone with mainly rendered sandstone surrounds; Welsh slate roofs. Aisleless nave with west porch and south-west choir vestry; chancel with vicar's vestry to north. Early English style. 4-bay nave with continuous chamfered plinth, sill band and clasping buttresses to east and west. North and south walls have buttressed recessed bays with single lancets and corbel tables. West end: gabled porch with restored pointed outer arch, bold dogtooth and single colonettes; flanking lancets in recessed wall panels and gabled bellcote above. Steeply-pitched roof with coped gables. Choir vestry has 3 renewed fixed lights. Lower and narrower 3-bay chancel has chamfered plinth and sill band, stepped at east end; 3 lancets in south wall; clasping-buttressed east end has 3 renewed stepped trefoil-headed lancets under slightly-ogival hoodmould. Steeply-pitched roof with coped gable. Vicar's vestry has pointed-arched doorway to east and single lancet to north.
Unplastered interior. Nave roof has 7 combined king-post and scissor-braced trusses on eaves corbels with bowtell moulding. Worn double-chamfered pointed chancel arch on similar mid-wall corbels. Fittings: nave has 3 ranks of mid C19 pews; painted Caen-stone font with octagonal bowl on 5 colonnettes said to be after a design of Chantrey. Chancel has early C20 panelling and stalls. First World War memorial east window by William Glasby of London depicts Crucifixion and Saints Cuthbert and George.
Listing NGR: NZ4001237147
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 109451
- 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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