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Old Holy Trinity Church, Wentworth 
Old Holy Trinity Church, Wentworth, from the southLocation in South Yorkshire
Old Holy Trinity Church, WentworthCoordinates: 53°28′48″N 1°25′24″W / 53.4799°N 1.4233°W OS grid reference SK 383 982 Location Wentworth, South Yorkshire Country England Denomination Anglican Website Churches Conservation Trust History Dedication Holy Trinity Architecture Functional status Redundant Heritage designation Grade II* Designated 29 March 1968 Architectural type Church Style Gothic Specifications Materials Sandstone, stone slate roofs The Old Holy Trinity Church, Wentworth, is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Wentworth, South Yorkshire, England (grid reference SK 383 982). It is partly in ruins, and stands close to a newer church also dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The old church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building,[1] and is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2]
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History
The tower dates from the 14th–15th century, while the rest of the church was rebuilt in 1684 for William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford.[1] A new church, designed by J. L. Pearson was built nearby in 1872–76.[3] The nave of the old church was dismantled in the later part of the 19th century. In 1925 the chancel and a chapel were restored for William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 7th Earl Fitzwilliam. Further renovation was carried out in 1985.[1] Holy Trinity was declared redundant on 12 February 1975, and was vested in the Trust on 2 July 1976.[4]
Architecture
The tower is constructed in ashlar sandstone and the rest of the church in rubble sandstone. The roofs of the chancel and chapel are in stone slate. Its plan consists of a west tower, a partly ruined five-bay nave, and a chancel with a north chapel.[1] The truncated tower has two stages.[1] In the lower stage is a small west window, and in the upper stage are two-light bell openings. Only the south wall of the nave remains. This has a central protruding doorway flanked by Ionic pilasters, and round-arched windows without tracery or glass. The chancel has a central south door with a cartouche above it, on each side of which are two-light round-headed windows. Both the chapel and the chancel have three-light windows. On the north wall are a two-light and a three-light window, while on the west wall are two three-light windows. Inside the chancel is a chancel arch and a two-bay arcade. There are a number of memorials, the most important of which are to the Earls of Strafford and other members of the Wentworth family. Other fittings have been removed. In the west end of the chancel are steps leading down to the Fitzwilliam vault.[1]
See also
- List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in Northern England
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Holy Trinity, Wentworth (Old) Church", Heritage Gateway website (Heritage Gateway (English Heritage, Institute of Historic Building Conservation and ALGAO:England)), 2006, http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=335570&resourceID=5, retrieved 27 August 2010
- ^ Holy Trinity Church, Wentworth, South Yorkshire, Churches Conservation Trust, http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/Ourchurches/Completelistofchurches/Holy-Trinity-Church-Wentworth-South-Yorkshire/, retrieved 25 March 2011
- ^ "Church of the Holy Trinity, Wentworth", Heritage Gateway website (Heritage Gateway (English Heritage, Institute of Historic Building Conservation and ALGAO:England)), 2006, http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=335572&resourceID=5, retrieved 27 August 2010
- ^ (PDF) Diocese of Sheffield: All Schemes, Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2010, p. 5, http://www.churchofengland.org/media/811110/sheffield%20-%20all%20schemes.pdf, retrieved 3 April 2011
Categories:- Grade II* listed buildings in South Yorkshire
- English Gothic architecture
- Churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust
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