Mary Harris Memorial Chapel of the Holy Trinity

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Mary Harris Memorial Chapel of the Holy Trinity
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Inside view of the chapel
Mary Harris Memorial Chapel of the Holy Trinity
Mary Harris Memorial Chapel of the Holy Trinity
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Central
Website www.exeter.ac.uk/chaplaincy
History
Founded1958 (1958)
Dedication Holy Trinity
Consecrated 26 June 1958
Administration
Province Canterbury
Diocese Exeter
Clergy
Minister Reverend Hannah Alderson
Laity
Organist/Director of music Michael Graham
Organist David Davies
Music groupUniversity of Exeter Chapel Choir
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated29 March 1988
Reference no.1266776 [1]

The Mary Harris Memorial Chapel of the Holy Trinity is the Anglican Chaplaincy's chapel on the Streatham Campus of the University of Exeter. It is located at the heart of the campus, beneath Queen's Building and adjacent to the Old Library and the Roborough Building.

Contents

The chapel is served by the Lazenby Chaplain who is assisted in the chapel's worship life by a team of servers and the University Chapel Choir.

History

The Mary Harris Memorial Chapel of the Holy Trinity within the University of Exeter which was designed and presented to the university by Dr E. Vincent Harris OBE RA , in memory of his mother. The chapel was consecrated by The Reverend Robert Mortimer, the Lord Bishop of Exeter on 26 June 1958. It was declared a Grade II Listed Building on 29 March 1988. The mural on the ceiling was painted by Sir Walter Thomas Monnington. [1]

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Outside view of the chapel.

Organ

The pipe organ in the gallery was built in 1958, with modifications in the 1970s by Eustace and Alldridge and, later, by Percy Daniel & Co; it ceased being used in 2010 and an electronic organ has been in use since. [2]

Address

Mary Harris Memorial Chapel of the Holy Trinity, Prince of Wales Road, Exeter EX4 4PX.

See also

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 Historic England (29 March 1988). "Mary Harris Memorial Chapel, University of Exeter (Grade II) (1266776)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "The National Pipe Organ Register - NPOR". www.npor.org.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
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