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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ENGLAND

THE NAME OF THE BLESSED TRINITY CHAPEL

Prior to the Second World War the Presbyterian congregation at Wyndham Street decided that a new church was required and a site was found at Hartley, in Torr Lane.   The Wyndham Street Chapel closed in 1936 and the congregation moved to temporary premises next to the Mutley Constitutional Club on Mutley Plain. 

The foundation stone for the new building was laid in September 1937 and on March 17th (St Patrick's Day) the following year it was dedicated to The Name of the Blessed Trinity by the Right Reverend James Burns MA.

During the Blitz it became a rest centre for people from the centre of the City but was itself damaged in 1944 when a land-mine fell close by.  The roof was damaged and the organ wrecked.  The County Engineer wanted to pull the building down but the Plymouth City Architect, Mr James Paton Watson, intervened and the building was saved.

It became the Trinity United Reformed Church in October 1972 following the amalgamation of the Presbyterian and Congregational movements.

The Hall and kitchens were added in November 1974 to complete the site.

 

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