Holy Trinity Church, Blackburn

Holy Trinity Church, Blackburn
A substantial stone church seen from the south; from the left is a tower with pinnacles, a nave with clerestory, a large south transept, and a short chancel
Holy Trinity Church, Blackburn, from the south
Holy Trinity Church, Blackburn is located in Blackburn town centre
Holy Trinity Church, Blackburn
Holy Trinity Church, Blackburn
Shown within Blackburn town centre
53°45′04″N 2°28′29″W / 53.7511°N 2.4746°W / 53.7511; -2.4746
OS grid referenceSD 688,284
LocationMount Pleasant,
Blackburn, Lancashire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteChurches Conservation Trust
History
Founder(s)Rev J. W. Whittaker
DedicationHoly Trinity
Consecrated12 July 1846
Associated peopleChad Varah
Architecture
Functional statusRedundant
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated13 May 1987
Architect(s)Edmund Sharpe
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1837
Completed1853
Construction cost£5,019
(equivalent to £610,000 in 2023)[1]
Closed1981
Specifications
MaterialsStone

Holy Trinity Church is in Mount Pleasant, Blackburn, Lancashire, England. It is a former Anglican parish church which is now redundant and under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[3]

  1. ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  2. ^ Holy Trinity Church, Blackburn,Lancashire, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 18 October 2016
  3. ^ Historic England, "Holy Trinity Church, Mount Pleasant, Blackburn (1223094)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 May 2012