Holy Trinity Church, Burnley

Holy Trinity Church stands in Accrington Road, Burnley, Lancashire, on land once part of the chapelry district of Habergham Eaves. It is a redundant Anglican parish church designed by Lewis Vulliamy in Early English style. The building is made of punch-dressed sandstone ashlar with slate roofs and skylight windows. A west tower rises in three stages, topped by an embattled parapet and octagonal pinnacles. The nave has four bays marked by buttresses and lancet windows, while the chancel holds paired lancets and a triple stepped east window. The church is worth the journey because it received a grant of £1,168 from the Church Building Commission towards its £2,918 cost. It was built in 1835–36 and enlarged in 1871–72 by William Waddington. In 1990 it was declared redundant, suffered fire damage, and was restored as flats in 1993. Hartwell and Pevsner describe it as having a sturdy quality and impressive sheerness. Its Grade II listing recognises national importance and special interest. Visitors find a four-bay nave without aisles, a two-bay chancel with a north chapel and south vestry. The tower contains paired west doorways, a clock face in a diamond surround, and louvred bell openings. Inside, cast iron columns once supported a three-sided gallery, though the interior has been remodelled. The north chapel features a gabled roof and a wheel window. The church’s architecture and setting remain visible from Accrington Road.