Holy Trinity Church, Warrington

A chapel of ease known as Trinity Chapel was built on the site in 1708 to relieve pressure on the parish church of St Elphin's. It was built as an oratory by Peter Legh of Lyme Park. By the 1750s the chapel was too small for its congregation and in 1758 subscriptions were raised to build a new church, which was consecrated in 1760. The architecture is in the style of James Gibbs, but he was ill at the time the church was built and it is thought it was designed by one of Gibbs' associates. In 1862 a west clock tower was added which was designed by W. P. Coxon, the Borough Surveyor; the tower belongs to the town rather than to the church. In 1974 the south aisle was re-designed to form the…

Internally there are galleries on three sides. The reredos is a First World War memorial by E. Carter Preston dated 1920, the communion table is in Rococo style and is a survival from the first chapel. The font is a baluster dating from the 18th century with an Arts and Crafts cover. The pulpit (altered) dates from the 18th century and most of the box pews survive, albeit most with doors removed. On the west balcony wall is a painting of the Holy Family, which is a copy dated from around 1776 by James Cranke of an original (in the Louvre) by Andrea del Sarto. The brass chandelier formerly hung in St Stephen's Chapel in the House of Commons. It was rescued after a fire and presented to the…