Holy Trinity Church (Stourbridge) | 1830s construction, Grade II Listed (UK), anglican church

 1830s construction, Grade II Listed (UK), anglican church

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By Lewis Vulliamy 1829-31. Chancel replaced in 1886-7, architect Alfred Perry. Wordsley began as a hamlet in the parish of St Mary Kingswinford. Early C19 industrialisation, especially glass manufacture, made the distant parish church too small. On February 28, 1826, the vestry agreed to build a new church on land donated by the Earl of Dudley. Of the contract price of £6,755, sale of glebe land provided £1,929, the Church Commissioners gave c. £3,000, and the rest was raised locally. The foundation stone was laid on August 27, 1829, and consecration was on December 9, 1831. Due to mining subsidence at St Mary, Holy Trinity became the parish church until St Mary reopened in 1846. The chancel was tactfully enlarged in 1886-7. Major repairs were made 1977-81; further reordered in 1996 by Jack Cotterill of Norman & Dawbarn. The architect, Lewis Vulliamy, 1791-1870, was a pupil of Sir Robert Saville, and had a highly successful career in London. This is one of many Gothic churches he designed in the 1830s. He is best remembered for grand houses, such as Westonbirt and Dorchester House, Mayfair.