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Dover: Lock and Key of the Kingdom
Holy Trinity Church
Holy Trinity Church on Strond Street was a very prominent
architectural feature of the Pier District. It was the first church
built in Dover under the authority of the Church Building
Commissioners, who made a grant to the building fund.
The first stone was laid, in 1833, by Dr Sumner, Archbishop of
Canterbury. The consecration took place in September 1835, the
total cost of the building including the furnishing came to
£7,973. This large building had seating for 1,550.
architectural feature of the Pier District. It was the first church
built in Dover under the authority of the Church Building
Commissioners, who made a grant to the building fund.
The first stone was laid, in 1833, by Dr Sumner, Archbishop of
Canterbury. The consecration took place in September 1835, the
total cost of the building including the furnishing came to
£7,973. This large building had seating for 1,550.
The church was declared
redundant and demolished after
the Second World War, its
congregation having been
depleted by the slum clearances
of the 1930s and the destruction
caused by wartime bombing and
shelling.
redundant and demolished after
the Second World War, its
congregation having been
depleted by the slum clearances
of the 1930s and the destruction
caused by wartime bombing and
shelling.
