Holy Trinity Church, Leamington Spa

Heritage listing

Details ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA SP3166SE BEAUCHAMP AVENUE 1208-1/2/38 (North side) 25/03/70 Church of the Holy Trinity (Formerly Listed as: BEAUCHAMP SQUARE Church of the Holy Trinity) GV II Church. 1847 (begun 1825) by Mitchell of Leamington Spa for Revd Craig of Leamington Parish Church of All Saints (qv) (cost »13,000); with substantial additions and alterations of 1865; enlargement of transepts and addition of vestry in 1881 by John Cundall; porch and east chancel wall of 1900; further alterations of 1913-14; south transept stained glass c1891 by Collier. Sandstone ashlar with Welsh slate roof and cast-iron gates. STYLE: Gothic Revival, Decorated. PLAN: 4-bay aisled nave with short west bay to nave and south aisle incorporating porch, 2-bay transepts with organ loft to south and vestry to north, single-bay chancel. EXTERIOR: chamfered plinth. Chamfered continuous sill band. Off-set buttresses between windows with pinnacles. Battlements. Entrance to south porch a pointed door in double-chamfered ovolo-moulded surround and hollow-moulded hood with quatrefoils to spandrels; embattled blind arcade above. To east end of porch a stair turret. 7-light west window with curvilinear tracery to head. Similar mainly 4-light windows to aisles, the westernmost to south aisle has 2 lights. North and south transepts have 5-light windows, below that to south a 9-light arcade window; further 2-light window to north. To chancel a 7-light east window with rose to head. INTERIOR: irregular nave arcade has to south 3 bays and 2 narrower west bays, to north are 4 bays with further double-chamfered arch to west; otherwise arcade has column clusters with foliate capitals and double-chamfered arches. Single tall arches to crossing, crossing has rib-vault. Transept arcades on pairs of polished g

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.