Holy Trinity Church, Coventry

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Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
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Holy Trinity Church (left); the spire of the old St Michael's Cathedral is to the right
Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
52°24′31″N01°30′32″W / 52.40861°N 1.50889°W / 52.40861; -1.50889
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Broad Church
Website www.holytrinitycoventry.org.uk
History
Dedication Holy Trinity
Administration
Province Canterbury
Diocese Coventry
Parish Coventry
Clergy
Vicar(s) Revd Richard Hibbert (from 2022)

Holy Trinity Church, Coventry, is a parish church of the Church of England in Coventry, West Midlands, England. Above the chancel arch is an impressive Doom wall-painting.

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History

The church dates from the 12th century and is the only Medieval church in Coventry that is still complete. [1] [2] It is 59 metres (194 ft) long and has a spire 72 metres (236 ft) high, one of the tallest non-cathedral spires in the UK.

The church was restored in 1665–1668, and the tower was recased in 1826 by Thomas Rickman. The east end was rebuilt in 1786 and the west front by Richard Charles Hussey in 1843.

The inside of the church was restored by George Gilbert Scott in 1854.

Doom painting

Doom painting in Holy Trinity Church WTC Andy Mabbett DSC 6337.JPG
Doom painting in Holy Trinity Church

The doom painting was painted above the tower arch in 1430s. It was discovered in 1831, covered by a lime wash, and was then restored and varnished over by David Gee. [1] In the years following, the varnish darkened and hid the painting from view again. In 1995, conservation and restoration work was begun and the painting was revealed in 2004. [3]

Organ

The church had a pipe organ which had evolved over a long period of time with work by many builders, the last by Henry Willis and Sons. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [4]

History

List of organists

List of assistant organists

Memorial to the dead of HMS Coventry in the Falklands War 1982 Holy Trinity Church Coventry - HMS Coventry Falklands 1982 Memorial.jpg
Memorial to the dead of HMS Coventry in the Falklands War 1982

Notable clergy

List of Vicars

Dates listed are of appointment, unless otherwise noted. [14]

  • Ralph de Sove, (no dates known)
  • Henry de Harenhale, 1298
  • John de Holland, 1334
  • John Greneburgh, 1346
  • Egidius Fillilod, 1349
  • William Swet, 1380
  • John de Amcotes, 1381
  • John Brideston, (no dates known)
  • William Gamell, 1383
  • Nicholas Crosloy, 1421
  • John Meneley, 1443
  • Thomas Bowde, (no dates known)
  • Thomas Orton, 1508
  • Richard Collett, (no dates known)
  • Nicholas Darington, 1527
  • Roger Capp, (no dates known)
  • William Benet, 1546
  • George Brooche, 1554
  • George Cheston, 1568
  • Anthony Fletcher, 1576
  • Humphrey Fenne, 1577
  • Richard Eaton, 1590
  • Thomas Cooper, 1604
  • Samuel Gibson, 1610
  • John Staresmore, 1618
  • Samuel Buggs, 1626
  • Henry Carpenter, 1633
  • Joseph Brown, 1636
  • Robert Proctor, 1638
  • John Bryan, 1644
  • Nathaniel Wanley, 1662
  • Samuel Barton, 1680
  • Jonathan Kimberley, 1681
  • Samuel Kimberley, 1712
  • John Macklin, 1734
  • Nathaniel Gerard, 1752
  • Joseph Rann, 1773
  • John Davies, 1811
  • Walter Farquhar Hook, 1828–1837 (afterwards Vicar of Leeds Parish Church) [15]
  • John Howells, 1837
  • William Drake, 1857
  • Alfred William Wilson, 1864
  • Francis M. Beaumont, 1872–1912
  • R. Basil Littlewood, 1912
  • Acland F. O'N. Williams, 1929
  • Graham W. Clitheroe, 1931
  • Lawrence Jackson, 1965–1973 (later Provost of Blackburn)
  • Nigel Douglas Blayney Abbott, 1973–1980 (later Provost of Oban)
  • Graham Dow, 1981–1992 (later Bishop of Carlisle)
  • David Andrew Urquhart, 1992–2000 (later Bishop of Birmingham)
  • Gordon Keith Sinclair, 2001–2007 (later Bishop of Birkenhead)
  • David Mayhew, 2009–2016
  • Graeme Anderson, 2017-2021
  • Richard Hibbert, from 2022

Stained glass windows

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Doom Fresco at Holy Trinity Church in Coventry". ArtDaily. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  2. History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Warwickshire, Francis White & Co, 1850.
  3. Collaboration in the Arts from the Middle Ages to the Present, Silvia Bigliazzi, Sharon Wood, Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2006. ISBN   0-7546-5512-1.
  4. National Pipe Organ Register.
  5. Temperley, Nicholas (1979) The Music of the English Parish Church; vol. 1. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press
  6. Coventry Evening Telegraph – Monday 16 January 1893
  7. Leamington Spa Courier – Saturday 3 February 1866
  8. Coventry Evening Telegraph – Tuesday 24 January 1899
  9. Coventry Evening Telegraph – Friday 2 May 1902
  10. North Devon Journal – Thursday 19 September 1907
  11. Thornsby, Frederick W., ed. (1912) Dictionary of Organs and Organists. Bournemouth: Logan
  12. Coventry Evening Telegraph – Saturday 13 July 1918
  13. Exeter and Plymouth Gazette – Saturday 31 October 1931
  14. Names and dates taken from the carved wooden plaque in the Archdeacon's Court. The plaque was dedicated to the memory of Francis M. Beaumont and installed sometime in the early 20th century. Early dates may be approximate.
  15. The Deans: Cathedral Life, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Trevor Beeson. SCM-Canterbury Press Ltd, 2004. ISBN   0-334-02987-2.