Church of Holy Trinity is an
Anglican
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church and
Grade I Listed building
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in
Barrow upon Humber
Barrow upon Humber is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2021 census was about 3,000.
The village is near the Humber, about east from Barton-upon-Humber. The small port of Barrow Haven, north, ...
,
North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Lincolnshire, England. At the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 Census, it had a population of 167,446. T ...
, England.
Architecture
The arcades and chancel date to the 13th century, the tower and aisle are 14th-15th century. The building was restored in the 19th century: in 1841, 1856, and 1868-69 (the latter of which by
Kirk and Parry) which involved the rebuilding of the north aisle, the south porch, the roofs of the aisle and the chancel.
Monuments
Monuments in the chancel include a wall tablet to William Broxholme of 1684, a marble wall tablet to Roger Uppleby of 1780, and a marble wall tablet to George Uppleby of 1816.
History
In the early 18th century, the choirmaster was
John Harrison
John Harrison ( – 24 March 1776) was an English carpenter and clockmaker who invented the marine chronometer, a long-sought-after device for solving the History of longitude, problem of how to calculate longitude while at sea.
Harrison's sol ...
a carpenter and clockmaker who invented the
marine chronometer
A marine chronometer is a precision timepiece that is carried on a ship and employed in the determination of the ship's position by celestial navigation. It is used to determine longitude by comparing Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), and the time at t ...
, a long-sought-after device for solving the
problem of calculating longitude while at sea.
Organ
The ''Stamford Mercury'' of 23 August 1850 records a new organ presented to Barrow church by C. Uppleby Esq containing 14 stops. It contained the following inscription
1850. This organ is lent during the incumbency of the Rev. R.B.Machell to the parish church of Barrow by C. Uppleby, Esq. Thos.Kirke, churchwarden; John Moody, builder.
The fate of this instrument is unclear. In 1946 Henry Groves and Son installed a second-hand instrument from a church in Liverpool. This has 2 manuals and 19 speaking stops.
Bells
The tower contains a ring of 12 bells. The tenor of over 16 cwt dates from 1713 by Edward Seller. The oldest bell is the eleventh, dating from 1636 by George Oldfield. The tenth bell dates from 1882 by John Warner and Sons. The ninth to fifth bells are from 1953 by John Taylor and Co. The third and fourth by Taylors, Eayre and Smith of 2007, and the treble and second by the same company from 2008.
Gallery
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File:Footpath through Barrow Churchyard - geograph.org.uk - 1385254.jpg
File:Carved Head of a Bishop - Barrow Church - geograph.org.uk - 910502.jpg
File:Carved Head of a King - Barrow Church - geograph.org.uk - 924811.jpg
References
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13th-century church buildings in England
Church of England church buildings in Lincolnshire
Grade I listed churches in Lincolnshire
Borough of North Lincolnshire
13th-century establishments in England