Holy Trinity C Of E Church

General information

Holy Trinity Church is in Manchester Road, Southport, Sefton, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Liverpool and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. The church was built during the early years of the 20th century, and was designed by Huon Matear in free Decorated style. It is constructed mainly in red brick, and has a tower, the upper parts of which are in elaborately decorated stone. Many of the internal furnishings are by the Bromsgrove Guild.HistorySouthport did not develop as a town until the later part of the 18th century, before which the area contained only scattered dwellings and small settlements, the main one of which was Churchtown. The area containing the present Holy Trinity Church was in the parish of St Cuthbert, Churchtown, until 1821 when Christ Church was built. At his time the local congregation met in a simple thatched building known as Halls Chapel. As the population in the area grew it became evident that a more substantial building was needed, and the first Holy Trinity Church was built in 1836. This was consecrated on 1 November 1837 by the Rt Rev John Sumner, bishop of Chester. The church was a small structure with a tower, measuring 58ft by 45ft. In 1840 an organ and gallery were installed in it, the church was extended to the east by 12ft and a clock was added to the tower in 1847. There were further extensions in 1860–62.