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CHURCHES, CHAPELS AND PLACES OF WORSHIP
| PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF
ENGLAND
TRINITY
PRESBYTERIAN 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.
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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.
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Trinity Presbyterian Chapel, Hartley,
Plymouth.
From a postcard. |
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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.
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The
original interior of the Trinity Presbyterian Chapel, Plymouth.
From a postcard. |
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.
The Hall and kitchens were added in November
1974 to complete the site.
Sources:
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