Holy Trinity Church

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1389697
Date first listed:
31-Jan-2002
List Entry Name:
Holy Trinity Church
Statutory Address:
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH
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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1389697
Date first listed:
31-Jan-2002
List Entry Name:
Holy Trinity Church
Statutory Address 1:
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH

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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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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH

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

County:
West Sussex
District:
Chichester (District Authority)
Parish:
Ebernoe
National Park:
South Downs
National Grid Reference:
SU9755027822

Details

427/0/10021
31-JAN-02

KIRDFORD
EBERNOE
Holy Trinity Church

II

Church. Designed in 1867 by Habershon and Brock on a site given by Mr Peachey of Ebernoe House. Gothic style. Built of red brick with polychrome decoration in yellow and black brick, Wealden sandstone dressings, tiled roof and timber framed porch. Four bay nave with bellcote to west end, south porch, two bay lower chancel and north east vestry.
EXTERIOR: Nave has four double lancets divided by triangular buttresses. West end has projecting central window with trefoil with quatrefoil above and gabled bellcote flanked by single lancets. South porch has brick and stone base but timber framed superstructure gabled tiled roof. Lower chancel has two pointed windows and traceried east window. Gabled vestry with two cambered headed windows and chimneystack.
INTERIOR: Arched braced roof to nave with boarding, barrel-vaulted roof to chancel, chancel arch on brackets with stencilled text, font, pews,1914 stained glass to east and west windows, tiled floor and house organ of c1920.
HISTORY: Mr Peachey of Ebernoe House endowed the land and a right of way because the church at Kirdford was too distant. The building cost £1200 to build.

[ Pevsner "Buildings of England: Sussex" p217. ]

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
488424
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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