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Holy Trinity Church, Wentworth

Church in South Yorkshire, England

53°28′42.6″N 1°25′21.26″W / 53.478500°N 1.4225722°W / 53.478500; -1.4225722LocationWentworth, South YorkshireCountryEnglandDenominationChurch of EnglandChurchmanshipAnglican ChurchWebsitehttps://wentworthchurch.comHistoryDedicationHoly TrinityConsecrated31 July 1877ArchitectureHeritage designationGrade II* listed^[1]Architect(s)John Loughborough PearsonStyleGothic revivalGroundbreaking1873Completed1877SpecificationsCapacity650 peopleBells6 (6)AdministrationDioceseDiocese of SheffieldArchdeaconryDoncasterDeaneryWathParishWentworthLaityOrganist(s)Chris

Holy Trinity Church is a Grade II* listed^[1] parish church in the Church of England in Wentworth, South Yorkshire.^[2]

History

The church was built by William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 6th Earl Fitzwilliam in memory of his parents. Construction started in 1872 and the building was designed by John Loughborough Pearson. It was completed in 1876 and consecrated on 31 July 1877 by the Archbishop of York.^[3] On opening, Old Holy Trinity Church, Wentworth was closed.

Stained glass

East window 1888 by Clayton and Bell
West window by Charles Eamer Kempe

Organ

The church contains a pipe organ by Henry Willis dating from 1877. It was restored in 1981 by Chalmers and Hyde. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Historic England. "Church of the Holy Trinity, Church Drive (Grade II*) (1192788)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Radcliffe, Enid (1967). "Wentworth". Yorkshire: the West Riding. Harmondsworth: Penguin. OCLC 40929.
^ "Earl Fitzwilliams New Church at Wentworth. Consecration Services". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. Derby. 4 August 1877. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
^ "NPOR [N05096]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 1 June 2015.