Holy Trinity Church, Eccleshall
| Holy Trinity Church, Eccleshall | |
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| 52°51′35″N 2°15′26″W / 52.8597°N 2.2573°WCoordinates: 52°51′35″N 2°15′26″W / 52.8597°N 2.2573°W | |
| OS grid reference | SJ 827 291 |
| Location | Eccleshall |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | http://www.holytrinityeccleshall.btck.co.uk/ |
| History | |
| Dedication | Holy Trinity |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Designated | 24 January 1967 |
| Style | English Gothic architecture |
| Specifications | |
| Height | 94 feet (29 m) |
| Bells | 8 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Lichfield |
Holy Trinity Church in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England, is a Grade I listed Anglican church.
The building dates mostly from the 13th century, and there was restoration in the 19th century. The church contains the tombs of four Bishops of Lichfield.
Before the Norman Conquest the Eccleshall estate belonged to St Chad's Cathedral: the estate may have been granted to Saint Chad, the first Bishop of Lichfield in the 7th century, or to a successor. (This is the interpretation of the record in the Domesday Book of 1086 that St Chad held the estate of Eccleshall.) The first part of the name "Eccleshall" is the Celtic word for church, suggesting that the estate was based on a Celtic Christian community.
The oldest parts of the church, the foundations and pillars, date from around 1189, when Hugh Nonant was bishop of Lichfield. It is thought that the building of this time replaced a small Norman church.
The chancel and arcades are largely 13th-century. The clerestory was built in the 15th century.
The height of the church, to the top edges of the tower battlements, is 94 feet (29 m). The tower shows two phases of English Gothic architecture, being in 13th-century Early English style for most of its height, with an extension of 15th-century Perpendicular style. The stone pinnacles on the tower were added in recognition of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897.
The sandstone font in the church dates from the 13th century.
In 1866–9 the church was restored by George Edmund Street. The roofs of the north and south aisles were replaced, and the north wall was rebuilt, making the north aisle four feet wider. The ceiling of the nave was removed and the roof above was panelled. In the chancel, the east window was replaced by a five-light window in Early English style; a pointed chancel arch was built, and the chancel roof was raised. The box pews were replaced by oak seating. At the west end, a baptistry and choir vestry were built on either side of the tower.
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