Church of Holy Trinity, Eltham | |
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Holy Trinity, Eltham | |
51°26′54″N0°03′52″E / 51.44835°N 0.06450°E | |
Location | Southend Crescent, Eltham, Greater London, SE9 2SD |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Inclusive Catholic |
History | |
Status | Active |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Parish church |
Heritage designation | Grade II listed |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Administration | |
Diocese | Diocese of Southwark |
Episcopal area | Woolwich Episcopal Area |
Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Lewisham & Greenwich |
Deanery | Eltham and Mottingham Deanery |
Parish | Holy Trinity, Eltham |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Vacancy |
Asst Curate(s) | Fr Daniel Wyman |
Laity | |
Organist(s) | Alan Wilson |
Churchwarden(s) | Hugh Lewis and Daniel Njenje |
The Church of Holy Trinity is a Church of England parish church in Eltham, Royal Borough of Greenwich, London. The church is a grade II listed building. It is the location of the Gallipoli Memorial Chapel, which was dedicated in 1917 to those who had died in the Gallipoli Campaign.
From 1868 to 1869, the chancel, transepts, and the East bays of the nave were built, having been designed by G. E. Street. In 1908, a vestry, baptistery, and the Western part of the nave were added by Sir Arthur Blomfield and Sons. The church is Gothic Revival in style. [1]
In 1909, Edith Gertrude Latter funded the building of the St Agnes Chapel. It was designed by Sir Arthur Blomfield and Sons, and was decorated by C. E. Kempe and Co. During the First World War, the vicar, Henry Hall, served as a military chaplain with the 29th Division, British Army. They fought in the Gallipoli Campaign, during which Hall was injured and invalided out of the army. [2] Having returned to his parish, the vicar wanted to commemorate those who has lost their lives during the campaign. [3] He converted the St Agnes Chapel into the Gallipoli Memorial Chapel; it was unveiled by General Sir Ian Hamilton on 25 April 1917. [2]
On 8 June 1973, the church was designated a grade II listed building. [1]
The parish of Holy Trinity, Eltham is located in the Archdeaconry of Lewisham & Greenwich in the Diocese of Southwark. [4]
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