Holy Trinity Church

Architect: John Dando Sedding

1890

Sloane Street

London SW1.

Holy Trinity, famed as “the Arts and Crafts Church,” has windows by Burne-Jones and Morris & Co, others by W. B. Richmond, a lectern by H. H. Armstead, and an angel by Frederick Pomeroy.

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The interior

Pomeroy's memorial to Sedding and his wife

Pomeroy's memorial to Sedding

Photograph 2011 and text George P. Landow

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Left: Holy Trinity viewed from Sloane Square. Middle left: Lower portion of front elevation as seen from across Sloane Street. Middle right; West window and roof detail. Right: Upper portion of right tower., [Click on these thumbnails and those below for larger images.]

Left: Bas relief over main entrance: Christ and his predecessors, including Moses (who holds the tablets of the law), , beneath the dove representing the Holy Ghost. Middle left: The cornerstone laid on Ascension Day, 1889, identifying Seddon as the architect and Count Cadogan as the benefactor. Right two: Two views of the rear of the church. Note the use of brown brick and the horizontal red brick stripes in the right-hand photograph.

Interior

Left: The East Window, the largest ever made by Morris & Co., depicting forty-eight figures of Apostles, Patriarchs, Kings, Prophets, and Saints. Middle left: William Blake Richmond's East Window on the theme of youth. Middle left: The Altar. Right: Frederick Pomeroy's seated angels.

Left: Ironwork gates dividing chancel from nave. Middle two: H. H. Armstead's lectern. Right: Light fixture.

References

Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Street, London SW1: A Brief Guide. London: Holy Trinity Church, n.d.

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Last modified 1 July 2001