Holy Trinity Church, Greenfield
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Holy Trinity Church, Greenfield, is in Basingwerk Avenue, Greenfield
, Flintshire
, Wales
. It is an active Anglican church in the parish of Holywell, the deanery of Holywell, the archdeaconry of St Asaph and the diocese of St Asaph
. The church was designated as a Grade II listed building on 19 August 1991.
The church was built in 1870–71 to a design by Ewan Christian
. It consisted of a nave and a south aisle, and had lancet window
s. Christian planned an apsidal
chapel and a vestry at the southeast, but these were never built. The church was licensed for worship on 18 October 1871. In 1910–11 the Chester
architect John Douglas
added a chancel in a simpler design. The church was consecrated
on 25 April 1911.
Greenfield, Flintshire
Greenfield is a village on the outskirts of Holywell, Flintshire, north-east Wales, located on the edge of the River Dee estuary. At the 2001 Census, it had a population of 2,741.-History:...
, Flintshire
Flintshire
Flintshire is a county in north-east Wales. It borders Denbighshire, Wrexham and the English county of Cheshire. It is named after the historic county of Flintshire, which had notably different borders...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It is an active Anglican church in the parish of Holywell, the deanery of Holywell, the archdeaconry of St Asaph and the diocese of St Asaph
Diocese of St Asaph
The Diocese of Saint Asaph is a diocese in north-east Wales, named after Saint Asaph, its second bishop.-Geography:The Anglican Diocese of St Asaph in the north-east corner of Wales stretches from the borders of Chester in the east, to the Conwy valley in the west, to Bala in the south-west, and...
. The church was designated as a Grade II listed building on 19 August 1991.
The church was built in 1870–71 to a design by Ewan Christian
Ewan Christian
Ewan Christian was a British architect. He is most notable for the restoration of Carlisle Cathedral, the alterations to Christ Church, Spitalfields in 1866, and the extension to the National Gallery that created the National Portrait Gallery. He was architect to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners...
. It consisted of a nave and a south aisle, and had lancet window
Lancet window
A lancet window is a tall narrow window with a pointed arch at its top. It acquired the "lancet" name from its resemblance to a lance. Instances of this architectural motif are most often found in Gothic and ecclesiastical structures, where they are often placed singly or in pairs.The motif first...
s. Christian planned an apsidal
Apse
In architecture, the apse is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome...
chapel and a vestry at the southeast, but these were never built. The church was licensed for worship on 18 October 1871. In 1910–11 the Chester
Chester
Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...
architect John Douglas
John Douglas (architect)
John Douglas was an English architect who designed about 500 buildings in Cheshire, North Wales, and northwest England, in particular in the estate of Eaton Hall. He was trained in Lancaster and practised throughout his career from an office in Chester, Cheshire...
added a chancel in a simpler design. The church was consecrated
Consecration
Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service, usually religious. The word "consecration" literally means "to associate with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different groups...
on 25 April 1911.