Information for record number MWA3383:
Site of Holy Trinity Church, Church Street, Rugby

Summary The site of Holy Trinity Church which was built during the Imperial period. The Church was demolished in 1983. It was situated on Church Street, Rugby.
What Is It?  
Type: Church
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Rugby
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 50 75
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Chancel, transepts, and central tower, nave with aisles, and S porch. Consecrated in 1854 as a chapel of ease to the parish church. In the Decorated style from the designs of Sir George Gilbert Scott.
4 The last service was held in 1974. When the site was visited in 1983 demolition had just been completed.
5 Photograph of the lych gate.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Buildings of England: Warwickshire
Author/originator: Pevsner N and Wedgwood A
Date: 1966
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Volume/Sheet: Warwicks
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 6, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1951
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: VI
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Newspaper/Magazine Article
Title: Kenilworth Hall and Holy Trinity Church, Rugby
Author/originator:
Date: 1980
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Let's Look at Lych-gates
Author/originator: Randall, Dick and Jean
Date:
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Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Kilburn C D
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 3697
   
Images:  
Holy Trinity Church, Rugby
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1854
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument TOWER * A tall building, either round, square or polygonal in plan, used for a variety of purposes, including defence, as a landmark, for the hanging of bells, industrial functions, etc. Use more specific type where known. back
monument PARISH CHURCH * The foremost church within a parish. back
monument LYCH GATE * A covered gateway, at the entrance to a churchyard, where during a funeral a coffin could be set down until the vicar arrived. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument GATE * A movable stucture which enables or prevents entrance to be gained. Usually situated in a wall or similar barrier and supported by gate posts. back
monument CHAPEL OF EASE * A church built within the bounds of a parish for the attendance of those who cannot reach the parish church conveniently. back

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