Weight: 189 lbs Diameter: 20.5" Bell 1 of 3
Founded by Gillett & Co 1886
Dove Bell ID: 50593 Tower ID: 18054 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Walton: Holy Trinity
Overview
Grid reference: SP 822 133
This simple Victorian Gothic church of brick and flint fronts Walton Street, now a busy dual carriageway leading in to Aylesbury town centre, which is only ¼ mile to the north. The original building was designed by David Brandon, of Wyatt & Brandon of Bloomsbury. Externally very plain, the oldest parts flint-faced with lancet windows picked out in red brick between short buttresses.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
6-bay aisled nave, north extension, 2-bay chancel, north-east vestry and office, south-east organ chamber, south-west tower, south baptistery.
Dimensions:
Nave 20m (64 feet) x 5m (16 feet).
Description of Archaeology and History
Aylesbury is a historic market town dating back to the early Saxon period, and Holy Trinity occupies a site on the main road to the town from the south-east. The historic village of Walton was also a Saxon foundation and remains of this period have been found to the east of the church. It is therefore possible that the site might be of archaeological significance, particularly considering the shallowness of the foundations of the church, and the Sites and Monument Record should be consulted before any development of the site is considered.
Varying dates are given in the available sources for the phases of construction, the following seems the most likely sequence. Built in 1843-5 with limited funds (£1,600), apparently after a dispute over the form of worship between the vicar of the parish church and a group led by his wife, the latter taking the initiative to found this new church.
The original building was designed by David Brandon, of Wyatt & Brandon of Bloomsbury. An extension with gallery was added to the north aisle in 1849 (designed by Henry Roberts) as the congregation increased, followed by the addition of a vestry in 1860 and extension of the chancel in 1865. The baptistery and tower were added to the west end in 1886 by Brett A Elphicke, and three bells installed. Some pews were removed in 1951, the choirstalls in 1991; these latter appear not to have been retained as the CCC had advised. The gallery to the north extension was glazed in and a parish office added to the vestry in the 1990s.
Exterior Description
Externally very plain, the oldest parts flint-faced with lancet windows picked out in red brick between short buttresses. The east window has three stepped lancets, the west façade likewise, with three smaller lancets below lighting the polygonal brick baptistery, with stone bands at sill and eaves level. The north extension has a rose window above three lancets in the north gable. The narrow clearstorey has single lancets to each bay.
The three-stage tower has the most architectural detail, the lowest stage with a stone doorway under a pointed arch and projecting gabled roof in the west face and a pointed 2-light window with a transom in the south. The second stage has tall lancets with deeply splayed reveals. Diagonal buttresses with two weatherings and gablets climb to the string-course defining the belfry stage, which is octagonal with simple louvred pointed openings in each face. Above a moulded parapet is a short stone spirelet with cross finial.
Building Fabric and Features
Stained Glass
1934
Stained glass in the east chancel window by Powell & Sons, 1934, Christ in Glory flanked by two adoring angels.
Stained Glass
Colourful abstract designs in several aisle windows dedicated in memory of parishioners, all within last fifteen years.
Interior
Interior Description
The interior is quite plain. The pointed arcades and chancel arch are carried on octagonal piers with simple mouldings. The chancel roof is of the waggon type, the nave and extension roofs carried by arch-braces to a collar and king-post taken down to corbels. The gallery to the extension has a plain front and is carried on slim columns, the upper floor is glazed off. The floors are of vinyl tiles with the exception of parquet in the baptistery.
Most of the furnishings have been removed and replaced by chairs to provide a flexible worship and community space, some pews remain in the south aisle. The walls are painted a light green and the “touch of polychromy” to the chancel (including Victorian texts and painted Decalogue) mentioned by Pevsner no longer exists. Similarly the choir stalls by Jones & Willis have been removed, leaving just the sanctuary furnishings.
Fixtures and fittings
Altar
1929
Oak chest with blind tracery, probably contemporary with the reredos, by Jones & Willis.
Reredos
1929
Carved oak panels with blind tracery and a moulded pediment and cornice.
Pulpit
1929
Octagonal oak pulpit with steps
Lectern
Brass eagle.
Font (object)
Octagonal limestone font.
Organ (object)
1938
Large organ 4-rank extension pipe organ, built 1938 J W Walker & Sons Ltd, rebuilt 1960 J W Walker. Dedicated in 1939 (brass plaque).
Rail
1929
Oak, simple, of a piece with the panelling and reredos
Plaque (object)
20th Century
Three 20th-century brass plaques in memory of parishioners. One to the Revd Pearson, one of the pioneers of the Uganda Mission died 1917.
Bells
Weight: 238 lbs Diameter: 22.5" Bell 2 of 3
Founded by Gillett & Co 1886
Dove Bell ID: 50594 Tower ID: 18054 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 357 lbs Diameter: 25" Bell 3 of 3
Founded by Gillett & Co 1886
Dove Bell ID: 50595 Tower ID: 18054 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: SP 822 133
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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