Trinity Church, Barrow-in-Furness
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Trinity Church is a former Presbyterian
church located on School Street in Barrow-in-Furness
, England. The church building was built in 1875 to accommodate the town's large Scottish
Presbyterian congregation which had been meeting in the Welsh Chapel for ten years. The church closed around 100 years later in 1971 after the union of various other congregations (including St. Andrews Presbyterian Church and the English Presbyterians). The building continued to be used for various functions, however in March 2005 was almost nearly destroyed by fire when it was being used as a bike store.
The Italian
/Romanesque
church was designed by Paley and Austin
architects and cost £5,000 to build on a site that was donated to the Presbyterian congregation by Sir James Ramsden. Trinity Church is just one of seven places of worship in Barrow with listed building status.
Presbyterianism
Presbyterianism refers to a number of Christian churches adhering to the Calvinist theological tradition within Protestantism, which are organized according to a characteristic Presbyterian polity. Presbyterian theology typically emphasizes the sovereignty of God, the authority of the Scriptures,...
church located on School Street in Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness is an industrial town and seaport which forms about half the territory of the wider Borough of Barrow-in-Furness in the county of Cumbria, England. It lies north of Liverpool, northwest of Manchester and southwest from the county town of Carlisle...
, England. The church building was built in 1875 to accommodate the town's large Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
Presbyterian congregation which had been meeting in the Welsh Chapel for ten years. The church closed around 100 years later in 1971 after the union of various other congregations (including St. Andrews Presbyterian Church and the English Presbyterians). The building continued to be used for various functions, however in March 2005 was almost nearly destroyed by fire when it was being used as a bike store.
The Italian
Architecture of Italy
Architecture of Italy, often called Italian architecture refers to all forms of this art in Italy. Italy has a very broad and diverse architectural style, which cannot be simply classified by period, but also by region, due to Italy's division into several city-states until 1861. However, this has...
/Romanesque
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
church was designed by Paley and Austin
Sharpe, Paley and Austin
Sharpe, Paley and Austin were the surnames of five architects who worked either alone or in partnerships in one practice in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. They were Edmund Sharpe , Edward Paley , Hubert Austin , Henry Paley and Geoffrey L...
architects and cost £5,000 to build on a site that was donated to the Presbyterian congregation by Sir James Ramsden. Trinity Church is just one of seven places of worship in Barrow with listed building status.