In December 2016 we celebrated the 200th anniversary of the foundation stone of Holy Trinity Church being laid.
As part of the 200th celebrations, Andy Barber, one of our church wardens, is writing a monthly blog – essentially a short historical snippet for each month between the foundation stone being laid in Dec 1816 and the church opening in Oct 1819.
Download the blog below and have a read of Holy Trinity’s history.
October 2019 – ‘Holy Trinity — 10,000 reasons…’
September 2019 – ‘Holy Trinity in 200 random facts of history’
August 2019 – ‘Holy Trinity’s ‘naughty’ churchwardens’
July 2019 – ‘Holy Trinity: the church that was swallowed up’
June 2019 – ‘Holy Trinity: passing on the legacy’
May 2019 – ‘Holy Trinity: a walking, witnessing church’
April 2019 – ‘Holy Trinity: back to the beginning…’
March 2019 – ‘We thank you for feeding us with the body and blood of your Son Jesus Christ’
February 2019 – ‘Holy Trinity’s Schools and a Dark Legacy’
January 2019 – ‘Happy New Year’
December 2018 – ‘Lighten our Darkness’
November 2018 – ‘Captain Arnold Walker Sykes 1875–1917’
October 2018 – ‘Marsh’s famous son’ — ‘From Parish Hall to Hollywood’
September 2018 – ‘History Enlightened’
August 2018 – ‘A hymn-writing curate’
July 2018 – A melancholy and fatal accident’ leads to the growth of the modern town
June 2018 ‘Teachings from the Rev Thomas R: Jones – Holy Trinity’s first Vicar’
May 2018 – ‘Thousands guided by 3 lifelong Trinity ladies’
April 2018 ‘A grand trip out’ with the angels
March 2018 – ‘Names & Symbols’
February 2018 – ‘Thomas Hirst – a forgotten hero’
January 2018 – ‘Communicating the Message’
December 2017 – ‘Men’s Ministry’
November 2017 – ‘Raise earth to heaven’
October 2017 – ‘Come ye thankful people come’
September 2017 – ‘September – back to school’
August 2017 – ‘The re-ordering project 1994-5’
July 2017 – ‘Rev. Henry John Maddock Holy Trinity’s first incumbent, 1820-5
June 2017 – ‘Holy Trinity – memories from my predecessors’
May 2017 – ‘Holy Trinity – a roof-top tour’
April 2017 – ‘Holy Trinity – a war-time snap-shot from a century ago’
March 2017 – ‘Holy Trinity – a worshipping church’
February 2017 – ‘Holy Trinity – a giving church’
January 2017 – ‘Early inspiration’
December 2016 – ‘Holy Trinity A beacon … or the hidden church?’