Church Of The Holy Trinity

The Church of the Holy Trinity is a Gothic Revival church of Decorated style, initially built in 1847 by Mitchell of Leamington Spa for Revd Craig of All Saints Parish Church. Construction began as early as 1825 and cost approximately £13,000. The church underwent substantial additions and alterations in 1865, with further enlargement of the transepts and the addition of a vestry in 1881 by John Cundall. A porch and east chancel wall were added in 1900, followed by further alterations in 1913-14. Stained glass in the south transept, dating from circa 1891, is the work of Collier.

The church is constructed of sandstone ashlar with a Welsh slate roof and cast-iron gates. The plan incorporates a 4-bay aisled nave featuring a short west bay to the nave and a south aisle incorporating a porch, 2-bay transepts with an organ loft to the south and a vestry to the north, and a single-bay chancel.

The exterior exhibits a chamfered plinth and continuous sill band, with off-set buttresses between windows surmounted by pinnacles, and battlements. The south porch entrance has a pointed door within a double-chamfered ovolo-moulded surround and a hollow-moulded hood with quatrefoils to the spandrels, with an embattled blind arcade above. A stair turret adjoins the east end of the porch. A 7-light west window with curvilinear tracery is centrally positioned. Similar mainly 4-light windows appear to the aisles, though the westernmost window to the south has only two lights. The north and south transepts both feature 5-light windows, with a 9-light arcade window below to the south and a further 2-light window to the north. A 7-light east window with a rose to the head completes the east side of the chancel.

Inside, the irregular nave arcade has 3 bays to the south and 2 narrower west bays, with four bays to the north, and a further double-chamfered arch to the west. The arcade features column clusters with foliate capitals and double-chamfered arches. Tall arches lead to the crossing, which has a rib-vaulted ceiling. The transept arcades are supported by pairs of polished grey granite pillars, each with foliate caps and traceried decoration to the spandrels. A cylindrical stone pulpit is adorned with grey and pink granite colonnettes, complementing the carved marble font. Cast-iron gates to the south-east display Art Nouveau decoration.

Historically, the church operated as a proprietary church until 1899, when it was formally established as a parish church. Beauchamp Square, originally known as Newbold Square, was laid out circa 1828-31 according to plans by PF Robinson, architect of Mayfair.