Holy Trinity Church, Westbury on Trym
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Holy Trinity Church (grid reference ST564770) is a Church of England parish church in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, England.
The first church on the site was established in the 8th century. In the 10th century a
From the late 12th century to the middle of the 16th century it was the collegiate church for Westbury College; of the latter, little more than the college gatehouse remains.[2] The church contains the tomb of John Carpenter, Bishop of Worcester, who had planned to make it a joint cathedral for the Worcester diocese.[2]
History
Early years
The date the first church was founded has traditionally been put at 716–17; the historical record does show two foundations at this date, but these were actually at Yate and Bredon.[3] Nevertheless, a church did exist by the end of the 8th century, as King Offa founded a minster on the site between 793 and 796.[3]
The minster became a Benedictine priory around 963–64.
Collegiate church
Over the next century, there were successive evictions as monks and
The great
In 1544, with the
Architecture
The present building all dates to after 1194. The nave and aisles are early 13th century, in the Early English style. The remainder of the church is in the Perpendicular style.[1]
The nave clerestory, chancel, choir and north chapel are the result of extensive rebuilding by Bishop Carpenter in the middle of the 15th century. The chancel has a polygonal apse, which is rare for the late Gothic period. The church tower, although also from this period, was restored in the middle of the 19th century.[2] The reredos, which depicts the Last Supper, is also 19th century.[1]
Memorials
Although Bishop Carpenter's plan to make the church a joint cathedral with Worcester did not come to fruition, it was he who rededicated the church to the
Churchyard
The churchyard contains war graves of a soldier and officer of the Gloucestershire Regiment and a Royal Flying Corps officer of World War I.[11]
Archives
Parish records for Holy Trinity church, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol are held at Bristol Archives (Ref. P.HTW) (online catalogue) including baptism, marriage and burial registers. The archive also includes records of the incumbent, churchwardens, overseer of the poor, parochial church council, charities, Redland Chapel, schools and societies and vestry plus plans and photographs.
See also
- Churches in Bristol
- Grade I listed buildings in Bristol
References
- ^ a b c d "Church of the Holy Trinity". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
- ^ ISBN 0-905459-06-7.
- ^ ISBN 0-7524-2533-1.
- ^ ISBN 0-7524-2533-1.
- ^ a b "Westbury Minster". PastScape. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ^ ISBN 0-7524-2533-1.
- ^ a b Orme, Nicholas (2010). "John Wycliffe and the Prebend of Aust", Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 61 (1): 144-152.
- ISBN 1-900178-56-7.
- ^ "Westbury College". PastScape. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ^ "'College: Westbury-on-Trym', A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 2 (1907), pp. 106-108". British History Online. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ^ [1] CWGC Cemetery Report, details from casualty record.