Historic churches · North West England
Holy Trinity Church, Morecambe
Holy Trinity Church, Morecambe — grade II listed church in Morecambe, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Morecambe · 0.9 km
- Free entry
About
Holy Trinity Church, Morecambe is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1897. Designed by Edmund Sharpe. Built in the Gothic Revival style. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "grade II listed church in Morecambe, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.0746°, -2.8575°.
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Heritage listing
Holy Trinity Church, Morecambe, or Morecambe Parish Church, is in Church Street, Morecambe, Lancashire, England. It is the Anglican parish church of Morecambe, in the deanery of Lancaster, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Morecambe Bay SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Morecambe Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Holy Trinity Church, Morecambe, or Morecambe Parish Church, is in Church Street, Morecambe, Lancashire, England. It is the Anglican parish church of Morecambe, in the deanery of Lancaster, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
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Background
History
The original church was built as a chapel of ease of St Mary's, Lancaster in 1745 on land bequeathed for the purpose in the will of Francis Bowes, the village blacksmith, who died in 1742. This was before the creation of the town of Morecambe from three former villages; this building was in Poulton-le-Sands. By the early 1800s the chapel was too small for the growing population. It was rebuilt in 1840–41 to a design by the Lancaster architect Edmund Sharpe. The foundation stone was laid on 16 June 1840, and the new church was consecrated on 15 June 1841 by the Bishop of Chester. The church cost £1,288 () to build, and Queen Victoria made a personal contribution to this. As originally built,…
Architecture
Internally there is a seven-bay arcade carried on octagonal timber columns, and a west gallery containing the coat of arms of Queen Victoria.
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- Coordinates
- 54.0746, -2.8575
- County
- Lancashire
- District
- Lancaster
- Parish
- Morecambe
- Postcode
- LA4 5QA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Established
- 1897
- Nearest railway station
- Morecambe — 0.9 km
- Official site
- www.morecambeparishchurch.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5886557 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Holy Trinity Church, Morecambe (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Holy Trinity Church, Morecambe.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Holy Trinity Church, Morecambe?
- Holy Trinity Church, Morecambe is in Lancashire, North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA4 5QA), in the parish of Morecambe.
- When was Holy Trinity Church, Morecambe built?
- Built or established in 1897. Designed by Edmund Sharpe.
- Is Holy Trinity Church, Morecambe a listed building?
- Holy Trinity Church, Morecambe is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Holy Trinity Church, Morecambe a protected site?
- Yes — Holy Trinity Church, Morecambe is part of the Morecambe Bay SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Morecambe Bay Ramsar wetland.
- Is Holy Trinity Church, Morecambe free to visit?
- Yes, Holy Trinity Church, Morecambe is free to enter.
- How do I get to Holy Trinity Church, Morecambe?
- The nearest railway station is Morecambe, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LA4 5QA.