| Holy Trinity Church, Ryde | |
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_(5).jpg) The former church from the southwest in 2017 | |
  Holy Trinity Church, Ryde Location on the Isle of Wight | |
| 50°43′41″N 1°9′28″W / 50.72806°N 1.15778°W | |
| Location | Dover Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight PO33 2BN |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Anglo Catholic |
| Website | www.holytrinityryde.org.uk |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 16 October 1841 |
| Dedication | Holy Trinity |
| Consecrated | 28 October 1845[1] |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Closed |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed[2] |
| Designated | 24 October 1950 |
| Architect(s) | Thomas Hellyer |
| Style | Early English Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 14 October 1841[3] |
| Completed | 1860 |
| Construction cost | £5,806 (equivalent to £730,000 in 2023)[4] |
| Closed | January 2014 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 800 persons |
| Spire height | 134 feet 8 inches (41.05 m) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Portsmouth |
| Archdeaconry | Isle of Wight |
| Deanery | Isle of Wight |
| Parish | Ryde, Holy Trinity |
Holy Trinity Church is a former Church of England parish church located in the town of Ryde on the Isle of Wight. Opened in 1845, consecrated the following year and parished in 1863, it became the rapidly growing town's first parish church. A "fine, gracious" and "imposing"[5] structure with a 134-foot (41 m) spire, it is visible for miles as a landmark at the northern end of the island, along with nearby All Saints' Church.[5] The building has been used as a community centre since it closed for worship in 2014. Historic England has listed it at Grade II for its architectural and historical importance.
The town of Ryde, which developed in the late 18th and early 19th century, was originally in the large parish of Newchurch, whose parish church was a long way to the south. Private chapels were built in Ryde, but it was only in 1839 that the new vicar of Newchurch set up a committee to found a conventional parish church in the town. Rapid population growth led to the construction of a "large and lofty"[5] stone church capable of holding 800 worshippers. It was designed in the Early English Gothic Revival style by one of the island's most prolific architects, Ryde resident Thomas Hellyer.
- ^ "Ryde Saturday Nov 1. Consecration of the New Church". Hampshire Advertiser. England. 1 November 1845. Retrieved 19 August 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Historic England, "Church of the Holy Trinity, Dover Street (east side), Ryde (Grade II) (1234634)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 March 2020
- ^ "Ryde Oct 16". Hampshire Advertiser. England. 16 October 1841. Retrieved 19 August 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Lane 1994, p. 31.
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