Denomination Church of England Vicar(s) Revd Dr Megan Smith Province Province of York | Churchmanship Evangelical Opened 1842 Dedication Trinity | |
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Website www.lentonparish.org.uk Diocese Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham Similar Lenton Priory, St Mary's Church - Nottingham, St Mary's Church - Wollaton, St Nicholas' Church, Nottingham Council House | ||
Holy Trinity Church, Lenton is a parish church in the Church of England.
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The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.
History
Holy Trinity was designed by the architect Henry Isaac Stevens and opened in 1842. It was consecrated on 6 October 1842 by the Lord Bishop of Lincoln (the Right Reverend John Jackson D.D.).
The architectural style is early English. Built in stone with a high pitched roof, it consists of a nave with clerestory, aisles to north and south, a chancel, vestry, organ-chamber, and a west end pinnacled tower.
Its dimensions are 123 feet long and 57 feet wide. When opened it had seating for 660 people.
Features
Holy Trinity is famous for its twelfth century font which was originally built for Lenton Priory and was given to the church by Severus William Lynam Stretton in 1842.
Memorials
List of incumbents
Clock and Bells
An eight-day church clock was built in 1844 by Samuel Holland of Barker Gate, Nottingham. It was 3 ft 4in wide and 3 ft 6in high, with a dead beat escapement.
The tower has a set of eight bells. The church was originally only provided with one bell, but five more were added in 1856. In 1902, two more bells were added, given by the brothers Frederick Ball and Albert Ball. The latter was the father of the First War War ace Albert Ball.
Organ
An organ was installed at the opening of the church in 1847, and was moved and enlarged by Charles Lloyd in 1870. A new organ by Brindley & Foster replaced this in 1906.