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Church of Holy Trinity is an active Anglican church in Hotwells, Bristol. It is in the Archdeaconry of Bristol, the Deanery of City, the Diocese of Bristol, and is one of the two members of the BeneficeOriginally used in feudal societies to describe a grant of land as a reward for services rendered. In modern usage it refers to a collection of parishes working together under a single incumbent. of Bristol Harbourside Churches.[1]
Built in 1829, the church was designed by Charles Robert Cockerell. The original interior by T. Burrough was gutted during the Second World War, and rebuilt in the 1950s. Holy Trinity was designated a Grade II* listed building
Structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection. in 1959.[2]
Architecture
Exterior
The south front of the building, facing the main A4 road, has a symmetrical design of five round arched windows with a central porch and Doric pilasters
Decorative architectural element used to give the appearance of a supporting column, to articulate an extent of wall.. A tall plinth and clock sit above the pediment
Low-pitched gable above a portico or façade., supporting an open bell turret with pilasters, a cornice
Horizontal moulding crowning a building or part of a building, such as over a door or window, or at the junction of an interior wall and ceiling. with acroteria, and a ball finial
Decoration marking the top end of some architectural element such as a gable, newel post or fence post..[2]
Interior
The interior forms a rectangle about 85 by 60 feet (26 by 18 m), which Cockerell laid out using Christopher Wren’s method of space division based on eight structural columns.[3] Nothing survives of the original cruciform, galleried interior, except the use of a shallow glazed dome.[2]