Church of Holy Trinity is an Anglican church in
Hotwells
Hotwells is a district of the English port city of Bristol. It is located to the south of and below the high ground of Clifton, and directly to the north of the Floating Harbour. The southern entrance to the Avon Gorge, which connects the docks ...
,
Bristol, England. It has been designated as a grade II*
listed building.
History
The church was built in 1829 by
Charles Robert Cockerell
Charles Robert Cockerell (27 April 1788 – 17 September 1863) was an English architect, archaeologist, and writer. He studied architecture under Robert Smirke. He went on an extended Grand Tour lasting seven years, mainly spent in Greece. H ...
with an interior by
T Burrough and consecrated on 10 November 1830.
The interior forms a rectangle about and Cockerell used
Wren
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's method of space division based on eight structural columns.
The church was completely rebuilt after being gutted during the
Bristol Blitz of
World War II. Nothing survives of the original cruciform, galleried interior, except the use of a shallow glazed dome. The south front of the building which faces the main
A4 road has a symmetrical design of five round arched windows. There is a central porch with
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* Doric, of or relating to the Dorians of ancient Greece
** Doric Greek, the dialects of the Dorians
* Doric order, a style of ancient Greek architecture
* Doric mode, a synonym of Dorian mode
* Doric dialect (Scotland)
* Doric ...
pilasters.
Since the rebuilding in the 1950s a kitchen, toilets and office space have been added. In 2004 the roof was repaired and
asbestos
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removed from the dome. The pews can be moved for concerts and special services.
The parish and
benefice
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is part of the
Diocese of Bristol.
Archives
Parish records of Holy Trinity church, Hotwells, Bristol are held at
Bristol Archives (Ref. P.HTC)
online catalogue including baptism and marriage registers. The archive also includes records of the
incumbent, churchwardens,
parochial church council, schools and
vestry, plus plans and photographs.
See also
*
Churches in Bristol
*
Grade II* listed buildings in Bristol
References
External links
Holy Trinity, Hotwells
{{Culture in Bristol
Churches completed in 1829
19th-century Church of England church buildings
Church of England church buildings in Bristol
Diocese of Bristol
Georgian architecture in Bristol
Grade II* listed churches in Bristol
1830 establishments in England