Holy Trinity was an Anglican parish church built in Hulme, Manchester in 1841 to a design by George Gilbert Scott and S. Moffat. Construction cost around £18,000 and was funded by Eleanora Atherton,[1] the granddaughter of Edward Byrom, who had himself founded St John's Church, Manchester.[2][3] The church was on Stretford Road, to the east of Hulme town hall.[4]
The hammer-beam roof was decorated with plaster angels painted to resemble wood. The church was considered a good composition by The Builder. Scott used the same design for six other churches.[5] Partially damaged by bombing in World War II, it was demolished in 1953.
See also
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edit- ^ "Birley Fields, Hulme Community Excavation" (PDF). Oxford Archeology North. 2012. pp. 13, 39, 43.
- ^ Shaw (1894), p. 125
- ^ "Eleanora Atherton". www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ Makepeace, Chris (1995) Looking Back at Hulme, Moss Side, Chorlton on Medlock & Ardwick. Altrincham: Willow; p. 45
- ^ Stewart, Cecil (1956). The Stones of Manchester. London: Edward Arnold; pp. 52 & 60
Bibliography
edit- Shaw, William Arthur (1894), Manchester Old and New, vol. II, Cassell