Holy Trinity, Brook Green

Holy Trinity Church
Location 41 Brook Green
Hammersmith, London
Country United Kingdom
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website www.holytrinityw6.org
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Heritage designation Grade II*
Groundbreaking 1851 by Cardinal Wiseman
Completed 1852
Specifications
Number of towers 1 (1862)
Administration
Archdiocese Westminster
Clergy
Priest(s) Fr Richard Andrew
Assistant priest(s) Fr Ivano Millico

Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church is a Grade II* listed Roman Catholic church building in Hammersmith, London.[1]

It was built in 1851 by the architect William Wardell in response to the growing Catholic community of the area, fueled by the Irish mass migrations to Great Britain. The foundation stone was laid by Cardinal Wiseman. Building was made possible by the generosity of Helen Tasker, a wealthy local resident. The stained glass was the work of John Hardman, a disciple of Augustus Pugin. The spire was added later in 1862 by J. A. Hansom, better known as the inventor of the hansom cab.[1][2]

Holy Trinity - interior

The church caters to an ethnically diverse parish as the demographics of the parish change. There is a sizable French-speaking population due to the church's proximity to the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle in nearby South Kensington.[3] It is also used by the Syriac Catholic Church, who hold masses here in Arabic and Aramaic on Sunday afternoons.[2]

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Coordinates: 51°29′41″N 0°13′01″W / 51.494687°N 0.216857°W / 51.494687; -0.216857


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