Trinity Church

Trinity Church stands in the London Borough of Sutton, on Cheam Road. It is a Grade II listed building, shared by the United Reformed and Methodist congregations. Completed in 1907, the church replaced an earlier structure nearby and was designed by architects Gordon and Gunton in the Gothic style. Its Kentish ragstone walls and Bath stone dressings give it a distinctive appearance. The church’s unusual ‘crown and lantern’ spire is shared with only two cathedrals. The church has served Sutton since 1907, originally as Trinity Wesleyan Church. After the Methodist Union in 1932 it became Trinity Methodist Church. In 1972 it merged with the Congregational and Presbyterian congregations to become a joint United Reformed and Methodist church. This history reflects the town’s changing religious life over more than a century. The building’s Grade II listing recognises its architectural importance. Inside, the church contains a nave, transepts, side aisles and a polygonal apse. The south-west tower is the most striking feature, with buttresses, pinnacles and a short spire. Steps lead up to the tower entrance. The linked church hall at the north end has a single storey with polygonal walls. The windows include single-light cusped-headed designs, quatrefoils and multi-light arrangements. The exterior’s Kentish ragstone and Bath stone dressings remain clearly visible.