Holy Trinity Church, Coalbrookdale

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Holy Trinity Church, Coalbrookdale
52°38′12.840″N2°29′17.844″W / 52.63690000°N 2.48829000°W / 52.63690000; -2.48829000 Coordinates: 52°38′12.840″N2°29′17.844″W / 52.63690000°N 2.48829000°W / 52.63690000; -2.48829000
OS grid reference SJ 67053 04465
Location Coalbrookdale, Shropshire
CountryUnited Kingdom
Denomination Church of England
Website www.coalironlitt.co.uk
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated8 April 1983
Architect(s) Reeves and Voysey
Completed1854
Administration
Diocese Hereford

Holy Trinity Church is an Anglican church in Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England. It is part of the United Benefice of Coalbrookdale, Ironbridge and Little Wenlock, in the Diocese of Hereford. [1] The building is Grade II* listed. [2]

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Description

The parish of Coalbrookdale was formed in 1851, from Ironbridge and Little Dawley; the patronage of the new living was conferred on Abraham Darby IV, a member of the family of ironmasters at Coalbrookdale. He gave money for the building of a new church, and Adelaide Anna Darby (who married Henry Whitmore in 1852) gave the site. The church, designed by Reeves and Voysey, was built from 1851 to 1854, and it was consecrated by Renn Hampden, Bishop of Hereford, on 25 July 1854. [2] [3] [4]

The east gate to the church; the churchyard wall, railings and gates, contemporary with the church, are Grade II listed. The church gate at Holy Trinity, Coalbrookdale - geograph.org.uk - 1462299.jpg
The east gate to the church; the churchyard wall, railings and gates, contemporary with the church, are Grade II listed.

The building, orientated south-east, is in Decorated Gothic style. It is built of local stone and has slate roofs; there is a large tower with an embattled parapet and an octagonal corner stair turret. Inside is a chancel, and a nave of eight bays with north and south aisles. In the south aisle there is a 16th-century Flemish stained glass window of The Last Supper, donated by Adelaide Anna Derby. [2] [3]

The ring of eight bells, donated by Abraham Darby IV in 1852, was augmented in 1925 by two treble bells, in memory of Maurice Darby, killed in action in 1915. The chancel was refurbished in 1931 to designs of H. S. Goodhart-Rendel. [3] The organ, with three manuals, is by Harrison & Harrison. [4]

The churchyard contains the grave of Abraham Darby IV, [6] and the grave of the parents of Matthew Webb, the first person to swim the English Channel. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Coalbrookdale, Little Wenlock and Ironbridge:Our Benefice Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Historic England. "Church of Holy Trinity (1280353)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 A P Baggs, D C Cox, Jessie McFall, P A Stamper and A J L Winchester, 'Madeley: Churches', in A History of the County of Shropshire: Volume 11, Telford, ed. G C Baugh and C R Elrington (London, 1985), pp. 59-66 British History Online. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Holy Trinity, Coalbrookdale" Coalbrookdale, Little Wenlock and Ironbridge: Our Benefice. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  5. ↑ Historic England. "Churchyard wall, railings and gates to north of Holy Trinity Church (1054132)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  6. ↑ File:Grave of Abraham Darby IV - geograph.org.uk - 913960.jpg
  7. ↑ "Holy Trinity Church, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire National Churches Trust. Retrieved 9 May 2023.

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