Former Church of Holy Trinity is a Grade I listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1950. A Restored 1886 Former church. 8 related planning applications.
Former Church of Holy Trinity
- WRENN ID
- calm-dormer-bittern
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Colchester
- Constituency
- Colchester MP: Pam Cox (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1950
- Type
- Former church
- Period
- Restored 1886
- Address
- Former Church of Holy Trinity, Trinity Street, CO1 1JN
- OS grid reference
- TL 996 251
- Coordinates
- 51.88887, 0.89951
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Former Church of the Holy Trinity is located on Trinity Street and is particularly notable for its fine pre-Conquest west tower, which was likely built in the mid-11th century. This tower is constructed mainly of Roman brick and features three stages with a pyramidal tiled roof. The west doorway has a triangular head, and the windows are round-headed. The tower was added to an earlier church dating from around 1000, of which only the west wall remains. The rest of the building primarily dates from the 14th and 15th centuries and underwent significant restoration in 1886. Inside, there is an interesting mural alabaster monument dedicated to William Gilberd, who lived from 1544 to 1603 and was known for his research into electricity.
Local climate
Former Church of Holy Trinity sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 670 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 8 applications
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