The Church of the Holy Trinity is a Church of England church in Sliema, Malta which was built to resemble an English village church and opened in 1866.
| Holy Trinity Church | |
|---|---|
| The Parish Church of the Holy Trinity | |
Il-knisja tat-Trinita Qaddisa | |
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  Holy Trinity Church | |
| 35°54′35.5″N 14°29′45.6″E / 35.909861°N 14.496000°E | |
| Location | Sliema |
| Country | Malta |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Founded | 20 September 1866 |
| Founder(s) | Walter Trower |
| Dedication | Holy Trinity by Acting-Governor, Major-General Ridley, |
| Consecrated | 23 April 1867 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Parish Church |
| Architect(s) | Webster Paulson of G.M. Hills of London |
| Architectural type | Country English Church |
| Style | High Victorian Gothic |
| Construction cost | £4000 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Limestone |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Diocese in Europe |
| Archdeaconry | Italy and Malta |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Robert Innes |
| Chaplain(s) | Clem Upton |
| Laity | |
| Reader(s) | Paul Smith |
| Churchwarden(s) | Mike Hathaway Peter Spence |
Origins
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The land upon which the church and the adjacent Bishop's house are built was acquired by Jane Trower, the daughter of Walter Trower, Bishop of Gibraltar, for £1050. She intended to donate the property to the Diocese of Europe but the law did not permit an unmarried woman to make a donation exceeding £50. So her father became party to the Deed of Gift and refunded the money back to her. The church architecture is not common in Malta. The church was built to resemble an English village church.[1]
In 1865, Webster Paulson was commissioned as a contractor in the construction of the church,[2] which was built to designs of Gordon MacDonald Hills (1826-1895).
The church was completed in 1866 and opened to the public. It was consecrated on April 23, 1867 by Bishop Walter Trower of Gibraltar.[3]
The Reverend Dr Thomas Burbidge was the first vicar of the church.
Bishop's House
editThe building adjacent to the church is known as the Bishop's House. It was built in 1855 as a residence for the vicar. Today the house still serves the same purpose.
Further reading
edit- Gauci, M. (2009). "New Light On Webster Paulson and his Architectural Idiosyncrasies" (PDF). Proceedings of History Week (PHW). 12 (9): 137–150. ISBN 978-99932-7-400-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
See also
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References
edit- ^ "HOLY TRINITY CHURCH SLIEMA" Archived 2014-10-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 23 October 2014.
- ^ https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/bitstream/123456789/60744/1/Toroq_bi_storja_fil_parrocca_tagħna_Triq_Rudolph_2002.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Mallia, Slav (1990). "The Malta Protestant College". Melita Historica. New Series. 10 (3): 257–282. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018.