Holy Trinity C of I Church, Main Street, Kircubbin, Newtownards, Co. Down, BT22 2SR

Holy Trinity Church of Ireland, Kircubbin

This is a compact but striking classical church built in 1843 to a design by Sir Charles Lanyon, located on the south-west side of Main Street in the village of Kircubbin. It was originally part of the Parish of Inishargy (St. Andrews), with the separate Parish of Kircubbin created in 1850. The church represents Lanyon's only major venture into the Greek Revival style.

The front gable and return bays are executed in Greek Doric style and constructed in Scrabo stone. The entrance porch is distyle in antis with full entablature and pediment. At the centre of the pediment is a black-faced clock with gold hands and Roman numerals. Within the porch are three doorways: the centre and left doorways are now false, with the main entrance positioned to the right. The doors to left and right have shouldered architraves. The centre door, which would ordinarily serve as the main entrance, features a stone architrave with full entablature and console brackets. All doors are panelled and painted.

The rear elevation is plain and unadorned render. The site level drops sharply to the rear, exposing a full two storeys at this elevation. The south-east facade has two large modern multi-pane windows on the first floor to the left, with a leaded coloured glass window to the right and a fourth modern multi-pane window to the far right. To the extreme right are two almost flush Scrabo stone pilasters on plinths, enclosing a plain rendered panel. The ground floor has one small centred window. The north-west facade mirrors the south-east (handed oppositely), with the addition of a dummy window with architraves between the pilasters. The south-west gable is plain rendered with two symmetrically placed, ground-floor multi-pane timber windows but is otherwise blank.

The roof is pitched with Bangor blue slates and cast iron gutters and downspouts. The front gable features a broad stone parapet (part of the pediment), whilst the rear gable has a centrally placed, rendered, corbelled chimney stack without a pot. The concrete forecourt is enclosed with wrought iron spear-head railings and square panelled pier and gate posts.

The interior was significantly re-ordered in 1922, resulting in an unusual layout. Originally, the altar was positioned on the west wall, but it was relocated to the east in 1922. This alteration was reportedly made at the behest of a prominent member of the congregation, reportedly one of the Ward family, who wished to observe all late comers. It is believed that the two outer doors of the porch may also have been added at this stage.