Holy Trinity Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch

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

Holy Trinity, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipEvangelical
Websitetrinityashby.net
History
DedicationHoly Trinity
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II listed building
Architect(s)Henry Isaac Stevens
Architectural typeGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1838
Completed1840
Administration
ParishAshby-de-la-Zouch
ArchdeaconryLoughborough
DioceseDiocese of Leicester
ProvinceCanterbury
Clergy
Vicar(s)Tim Phillips

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.

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References
  1. English Heritage listing description
  2. The Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. 169, p. 418
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