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TitleCambridge Holy Trinity Parish Church
DescriptionThe first church of Holy Trinity was destroyed by fire in 1174 and rebuilt in 1188. All that remains of this rebuilding is part of the west wall of the nave incorporated in the tower. Most of the present church dates from the 14th century, the transept and clerestory being added in the late 15th century. The chancel was built in 1834 and the spire in 1901. The gallery in the south transept was built by the Reverend Charles Simeon (Vicar from 1782-1836) for his congregation when the churchwardens locked the church pews because they disapproved of his teaching. Holy Trinity is famous for its connection with the Evangelical Movement, the Reverend Charles Simeon being one of its leaders.

The Advowson was given by William of Yarmouth, a Cambridge vintner to the Premonstratension Canons of West Dereham (Norfolk) some time between 1199 and 1254. At the dissolution the advowson passed to the Crown until failure on the part of the Crown to repesent led to its being regarding as a perpetual curacy in the Bishop of Ely's gift. Patronage is now exercised by the trustees of the Reverend Alfred Peache who in 1862 exchanged his advowson of Girton for Holy Trinity.

The Sunday lectureship founded by will of Alderman Faune in 1551 and revised in the early 17th century by public subscription soon became fixed at Holy Trinity (see P22/5/2 f113v) and was filled by puritan divines in the 17th century and Evangelical revivalists in the 19th century. Parishioners of other Cambridge churches attended the lectures necessitating the erection of the North gallery in 1616.

The Parish owned considerable property under various charities from the Middle Ages but this has since been sold.
Date1380/81-1993
CreatorNameCambridge, Holy Trinity Parish Church
RepositoryCambridgeshire Archives
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