Holy Trinity Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Church in United Kingdom
52°44′45″N 1°28′32″W / 52.745743°N 1.475648°W / 52.745743; -1.475648CountryUnited KingdomDenominationChurch of EnglandChurchmanshipEvangelicalWebsitetrinityashby.netHistoryDedicationHoly TrinityArchitectureHeritage designationGrade II listed buildingArchitect(s)Henry Isaac StevensArchitectural typeGothic RevivalGroundbreaking1838Completed1840AdministrationProvinceCanterburyDioceseDiocese of LeicesterArchdeaconryLoughboroughParishAshby-de-la-ZouchClergyVicar(s)Tim Phillips

Holy Trinity, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, is a parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Leicester in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.

Description

The church was built between 1838 and 1840 to designs by the Derby architect, Henry Isaac Stevens. The chancel was added in 1866[1] by James Piers St Aubyn.

The church was consecrated by George Davys, Bishop of Peterborough on 13 August 1840. It was reported that:

The Marquess of Hastings gave land for the site. The cost of the building, upwards of 3000l., together with a handsome sum towards an endowment fund, was raised by subscription, chiefly among the inhabitants aided by a grant from the Church Building Society. The church contains upwards of 900 sittings, 600 of which are free and unappropriated.[2]

Ministry

It is part of the Ashby and Breedon Team Ministry which comprises the following churches:

Organ

The church contains a 2 manual pipe organ by Brindley & Foster. It appears to date from around 1867 shortly after the chancel was built. A specification of the organ can be found on the British Institute of Organ Studies National Pipe Organ Register at N04546.

References

  1. ^ English Heritage listing description
  2. ^ The Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. 169, p. 418
  • Holy Trinity Ashby parish website