Trinity Church, Sutton (United Reformed/ Methodist) Surrey, UK
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AngelPick
N 51° 21.686 W 000° 11.618
30U E 695370 N 5693757
A Grade II listed building that dominates the surrounding area with its attractive and unique spire.
Waymark Code: WMC5W9
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/29/2011
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The official website has a section on the building and its history, link below.
The exterior of the church is in Kent ragstone and the crown and lantern spire is a very unusual feature, shared with St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh and Newcastle Cathedral.
The listed buildings section of the London Borough of Sutton website contains this info: The
London Borough of Sutton Listed Buildings website contains this information:
Opened in 1907. A complex of buildings in Gothic style designed by Gordon and Gunton.
Kentish ragstone with Bath stone dressings. Plain tile roofs. Hall at north end on east-west axis linked to Church at south end on north-south axis.
Church with nave, polygonal apse at north end, transepts, side aisles and south-west tower. Single-light cusped headed windows with quatrefoils to nave, side-aisle windows of 2 lights, buttresses, transept window 3-lights wide and 3-lights deep. Projecting from north-west end of nave a wing with semi-octagonal west end and pointed roof, each facet of west end flanked by a buttress and in each facet 2 tiers of fenestration, each window of 2-lights. Windows to the apse of the main church are taller, also 2-lights.
The south-west tower of the church is the most striking architectural feature of the building and is important as a landmark, tall square tower with a pierced 2-light opening in each side, pierced parapet, angle buttresses with pinnacles and a short spire supported by carved buttresses with ball flower ornament.
Flight of steps leads up to entrance in base of tower.
Whichever way you look at it, an impressive and imposing structure.
Rather cloudy the day I visited and only the cafe was open despite it being a Saturday morning. I’ll return for a look around inside.
Thanks to the London Borough of Sutton for providing most of the above information