Holy Trinity Church, Ulverston

Holy Trinity Church stands in New Church Lane, Ulverston, a small market town in Cumbria. It is a redundant Anglican church, meaning it is no longer used for regular worship. The building is made of limestone rubble with sandstone dressings and slate roofs. A northwest tower with a spire rises above the structure, while the nave and aisles are separated by buttresses. The church has lancet windows and doorways on its south and north sides, with a triple stepped lancet window at the west end. The church is worth the journey for its architectural and historical significance. Designed by Anthony Salvin, it was built between 1829 and 1832 with a grant from the Church Building Commission. The interior was later reordered by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin in 1880, who added the chancel. The church was declared redundant in 1976 and converted for use as a sports hall before becoming residential in 1996. Inside, visitors find five-bay arcades carried on octagonal piers and a chancel with a double sedilia and piscina. The reredos is made of marble and alabaster, and stained glass windows by Morris and Kempe adorn the north aisle. The original organ, built by Bellamy and later updated by Jardine and Rushworth and Dreaper, adds to the church’s historical character. Though subdivided and altered over time, the building retains its Grade II listed status.