Church of Holy Trinity and St George, Kendal
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 Church of Holy Trinity and St George, Kendal
Location in Cumbria
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| Coordinates: 54°19′41″N 2°44′37″W / 54.3280°N 2.7435°W | |
| OS grid reference | SD 517,928 |
| Location | New Road, Kendal, Cumbria |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Founder(s) | Thomas Wilkinson |
| Consecrated | 15 September 1837 |
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| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 30 January 1985 |
| Architect(s) | George Webster |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1835 |
| Completed | 1837 |
| Construction cost | £4,000 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Limestone, slate roof |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Lancaster |
| Clergy | |
| Priest(s) | Fr Hugh Pollock |
| Assistant priest(s) | John Selby, Bernard Loveland |
The Church of Holy Trinity and St George is in New Road, Kendal, Cumbria, England. It is an active Roman Catholic parish church in the diocese of Lancaster. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. The church was founded by the parish priest, Thomas Wilkinson, and designed by local architect George Webster. Architectural historians regard the church as the best of the three designed by Webster in the town.
In the 18th century the Roman Catholics of Kendal met in a house in Stramongate, which was replaced by a chapel on the same site in 1793. This church was a replacement for that chapel. The chapel and the church were founded by the priest of the parish, Thomas Wilkinson. The church was designed by the local architect George Webster, and cost £4,000 (equivalent to £330,000 in 2015). The foundation stone was laid in October 1835, and the church was consecrated on 15 September 1837.
The church is sited near the River Kent and was flooded on a number of occasions. In 1908 the level of the floor was raised above the flood level. Electricity was installed in 1927. The original pipe organ was made by John Davis of Liverpool. but was damaged by floods in 1927 and replaced by a harmonium. This was in turn replaced in 1935 by a two-manual organ of unknown date made by the Orchestrelle Company. The organ was moved from Whitbarrow Lodge, Levens, and renovated by Henry Ainscough of Preston. It was renovated again between 1961 and 1966, probably by Rushworth and Dreaper of Liverpool. In 2000 this organ was replaced by an electronic organ, and in the same year an electronic bell system was installed. During the following year, extra seating was placed in the gallery where the organ had been sited. In 2002 the entrance to the church was improved by creating a new vestibule and narthex.
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