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Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity

Roman Catholic Church Of The Holy Trinity

Dorchester

Dorset

Roman Catholic Church, formerly Anglican, of 1875-6 in the Gothic Revival style by Benjamin Ferrey.

Architectural Features

Beneath the nave window is a plaque of Portland stone that bears a carved winged angel in relief and commemorates members of the church and the parish who died in the First World War.

To the west end is a pair of doors set in a carved, decorative door case and linenfold panelling to the lower part of the wall

The chancel arch has short detached shafts of Purbeck that rise from elaborate corbels with foliate carving.

SY6990 : Motorcyclist passing the Roman Catholic Church

it was brought from the original Roman Catholic parish church of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, as were the Stations of the Cross.

SY6990 : Motorcyclist passing the Roman Catholic Church

© Basher Eyre

The church also contains a number of late-C18 to mid-C19 monuments from the previous Holy Trinity Church.

FITTINGS: there are some notable fixtures and fittings including a good range of stained glass

a late-C19 alabaster pulpit which has a carved figure in relief to the front panel and rests on a stone base, an octagonal font with an oval marble bowl carried on clustered marble columns, and a brass eagle lectern.

The sanctuary has a carved and gilded timber reredos attributed to Kempe or one of his contemporaries, and installed in 1897.