Diameter: 24" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by Daniel Hedderly 1725
Dove Bell ID: 57103 Tower ID: 21826 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Louth: Holy Trinity
Overview
Grid reference: TF 336 876
Visiting and facilities
Building is closed for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
West tower from the old church, curving brick hall with small spirelets crowning a curving raised wall at the east end over the chapel.
Dimensions:
Chapel c 12m square
Description of Archaeology and History
The first church on this site was built in 1834, designed in a Georgian style by the Louth Architect C J Carter. It was replaced by a new church in 1866 set slightly to the north. The architects were Rodgers & Marsden, again of Louth. This church was burned down in an arson attack in 1991, leaving only the west tower standing. This was incorporated into a new church and community centre, completed and consecreated in 1997, designed by Sebastian Rowe of Hill Rowe Partnership of Ripon. The site has archaeological potential for the earlier church and the burials, particularly south of the modern building.
Exterior Description
This is a striking building, an example of what can be achieved with a smaller budget with good design and matericals, successfully blending the old and the new and using the lie of the land to good effect. Starting with the north-west tower of the old church, this is a solid Victorian design in the early Decorated style which characterised the whole church before its destruction, with an octagonal belfry stage with cusped pointed 2-light openings, oak louvres. A turret with spirelet rises above the parapet.
The main part of the building is a curving hall of red brick presenting a smooth facade to the road with a central entrance, and a more 'domestic', differentiated profile to the south garden and churchyard. At the east end the chapel rears up above the roofline, with a curved east wall face allowing for high level windows lighting the sanctuary and rising at the corners to a turret and a spirelet, both slender and announcing the chapel without competing with the old tower.
Building Fabric and Features
Tower (monument)
19th Century West tower from the old church
Church Hall
20th Century Curving brick hall with small spirelets
Chapel (monument)
20th Century Part of the newer structure
Building Materials
Brick
20th Century Hall and chapel of brick
Stone
20th Century Brick with stone dressings
Tile
20th Century tiled roofs
Limestone
19th Century the tower is of local limestone
Interior
Interior Description
The interior is clean and modern, with a suite of rooms at ground and first floor level with all modern amenities; a spiral staircase and lifts connect them. The chapel is cleverly articulated, the abstract stained glass windows almost invisible because of the canted wooden ceiling with central octogon, the coloured light shining down a light well above the sanctuary and moving across the curved east wall throughout the day.
The furnishings and fittings are modern and functional, the centrepiece a semi-abstract winged figure serving as a reredos; a sculpture in the same vein with doves representing Regeneration adorns the outside. There is a round window in a first floor room with a palimpsest of fragments of stained glass from the old church, and a new War Memorial brass plaque in the chapel, replacing that destroyed in the fire.
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: TF 336 876
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | No |
| Solar Thermal Panels | No |
| Biomass | No |
| Wind Turbine | No |
| Air Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ev Charging | No |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
Further information
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