HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, HOGHTON, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND.

            HOLY TRINITY CHURCH IS IN THE VILLAGE OF HOGHTON, AND IS LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF CHORLEY, LANCASHIRE. THE CHURCH IS RECORDED IN THE NATIONAL HERITAGE LIST FOR ENGLAND AS A DESIGNATED GRADE II LISTED BUILDING. IT IS A COMMISSIONERS' CHURCH, HAVING RECEIVED A GRANT TOWARDS ITS CONSTRUCTION FROM THE CHURCH BUILDING COMMISSION.
HOLY TRINITY WAS BUILT BETWEEN 1822 AND 1823, AND WAS DESIGNED BY ROBERT ROPER. A GRANT OF £2,037 (EQUIVALENT TO £160,000 IN 2015) WAS GIVEN TOWARDS ITS CONSTRUCTION BY THE CHURCH BUILDING COMMISSION. THE CHURCH WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY REBUILT IN ABOUT 1887 BY JAMES BERTWISTLE OF BLACKBURN, WHO ADDED THE TOWER, CHANCEL AND SOUTH AISLE.
THE CHURCH IS CONSTRUCTED IN ASHLAR STONE. THE ARCHITECTURAL STYLE IS MAINLY EARLY ENGLISH. ITS PLAN CONSISTS OF A FIVE-BAY NAVE, A SIX-BAY SOUTH AISLE, A TWO-BAY CHANCEL, AND WEST TOWER. THE TOWER IS IN THREE STAGES, WITH ANGLE BUTTRESSES AND A SOUTHEAST STAIR TURRET. IT HAS AN ARCHED NORTH DOORWAY, AND A THREE-LIGHT WEST WINDOW WITH PERPENDICULAR TRACERY. ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES, AT A HIGHER LEVEL, IS A TWO-LIGHT WINDOW WITH A CIRCULAR CLOCK FACE ABOVE IT. THE BELL OPENINGS HAVE TWO LIGHTS, AND ARE LOUVRED. AT THE SUMMIT OF THE TOWER IS AN EMBATTLED PARAPET. ALONG THE SIDES OF THE NAVE AND THE SOUTH AISLE ARE LANCET WINDOWS. THE AISLE ALSO HAS A PRIEST'S DOOR, COUPLED LANCETS IN THE EAST GABLE, AND TRIPLE LANCETS IN THE WEST GABLE. THE CHANCEL HAS TWO-LIGHT WINDOWS ON THE SIDES, AND A LARGE FIVE-LIGHT EAST WINDOW. ALL THE GABLES CONTAIN A QUATREFOIL WINDOW TOWARDS THE APEX, AND ARE SURMOUNTED BY A STONE CROSS.
THERE ARE EIGHT BELLS, ALL CAST IN 1886 BY MEARS AND STAINBANK OF THE WHITECHAPEL BELL FOUNDRY.THE BELLS STILL RING REGULARLY EACH SUNDAY MORNING.

   

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Taken on: June 23, 2016

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