Church of the Holy Trinity, Frome

The Frome Holy Trinity in Frome, Somerset, England was built in 1837. It is a Grade II* listed building.^[1]

Frome Holy Trinity
Location	Frome, Somerset, England
Coordinates	51.2338°N 2.3280°W / 51.2338; -2.3280
Built	1837
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name	Frome Holy Trinity
Designated	31 January 1974[1]
Reference no.	1174175
Location of Frome Holy Trinity in Somerset

History

The church was built in 1837, by Henry Goodridge, as a Commissioners' church in a Gothic revival style.^[1][2]

Emma Sheppard, workhouse reformer was interred in the churchyard in 1871.

In 2015 refurbishment work included new underfloor heating along with improved lighting and audio visual capabilities.^[3][4][5]

The parish and benefice of Frome (Holy Trinity) are within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.^[6]

Architecture

It is a stone building. Nine of the stained glass windows were designed by Edward Burne-Jones.^[1] The figures are powerfully drawn, with vibrant colours and leafy backgrounds. They were made and installed by Morris & Co., between 1880 and 1918. A pamphlet available in the church has illustrations of all the windows with details of each commission.^[7]

The only stained glass windows which were not designed by Burne-Jones are placed above the altar and were made and installed by the Horwood Brothers^[8] in 1875, a local firm from Great Elm, to commemorate the first vicar, Rev Alfred Daniel. Sadly they did not have the same expertise of Morris & Co; some of the painting of the faces has faded.^[9]

Singer & Co installed an iron rood screen across the nave 1903–06; this has now been repositioned within a side chapel.

See also

• List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells