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Holy Trinity Church Barnstaple

Tower The Tower was built in 1843-5 alongside the original Church and is in the Somerset style by D. Mackintosh and G. Abbot. At 38 metres high including Pinnacles, it dominates Barnstaple and is the main reason for the Grade II* Listing. A full set of bells were purchased but not installed following settlement of the Church, and three bells only were installed. It is believed that these may have been traded with Kennford Church. This has been largely repaired in line with a Faculty granted based on a submission prepared by Jonathan Rhind & Associates, with external stonework up to 12 metres requiring cosmetic repairs when funds are available. There is a climbing wall formed inside the tower base in line with a recent Faculty. Due to continued problems with vagrants and pigeons, a secure lobby to the tower entrance is proposed as part of this Faculty, which will also provide a dedicated toilet and wash basin facility for climbers.

Church Bells bell		diameter		 weight		 note	date	founder Tenor		32 7/8”		6 1/2cwt	A#	1750	Bayley & Street, Bridgwater Second		31 3/8”		6 1/4cwt	C	1776	Thomas Pyke, Bridgwater Treble		19”		1 3/4cwt	B	? Uninscribed, likely C19th.

Church The Grade II* Church was largely rebuilt in 1867-8 by William White in the Free Gothic style. It has a 4 bay Nave with aisles and a large South window, an apsidal Chancel with projecting bays containing the Lady Chapel to the South and Vestry with Organ Loft to the North. It is built of local stone, random sandstone and slate, with Bath Stone features and a natural slate roof. The Church was totally rewired in 2009 and the gas distribution renewed and largely concealed.

Organ The Organ was built in 1878 by W G Vowles of Bristol with a mechanical action. The choir pipes above the Vestry door were added in 1919 and are referred to in a plaque near the West Door as being a First World Was memorial, and it is assumed that the whole Organ action was changed to pneumatic then. The action was upgraded in 1954 to electro-pneumatic and other various changes made; limited maintenance has been carried out since then.