The contents of these pages are adapted from a booklet by Leslie Berry entitled "HOLY TRINITY and THE PARISH of
LENTON"(1985). Each chapter of the booklet can be reached using the list of contents down the righthand side of this
page.
This account attempts to give the brief
history of Lenton Parish Church from its dedication in 1842, its
connection with the Great Priory of Lenton and the re-building of the
former Hospital Chapel of St. Anthony now known as the Priory Church
of St. Anthony. Also an account of the changes, alterations and
additions to the interior of the Church and the growth of the
population in the Parish in the building of the Wollaton Park and
Lenton Abbey housing estates and the birth of the daughter Churches,
St. Mary and St. Barnabas.
Those who have had association with the Parish Church or its daughter
Churches will no doubt be interested in the reference to the Sunday
Schools or one of the organisations which were held in one of the
Church Halls. Many older Lentonians owe their education to the Lenton
Church Schools, while others will have attended the schools on School
Street (now Lenton Boulevard) opened in 1874.
The book is written at a time of major reconstruction to the Parish
Church - the replacement of many roof timbers which have dry-rot - and
the most expensive project ever undertaken. £26,000 is the amount
required so far and further inspection has yet to take place which
could involve a heavy addition.
Leslie Berry
Chorister and Ringing master.
Vice-Chairman, Lenton Local History Group.
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