Holy Trinity Platt Church
Holy Trinity Platt Church (also known as Holy Trinity Church, Rusholme), is in Platt Fields Park in Rusholme, Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Hulme, the archdeaconry of Manchester, and the diocese of Manchester. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It is the second "pot church" designed by Edmund Sharpe, so-called because the main building material used in the construction of the church is terracotta.
| Holy Trinity Platt Church | |
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| Holy Trinity Church, Rusholme | |
Holy Trinity Platt Church from the south | |
Holy Trinity Platt Church Location in Greater Manchester | |
| 53.4501°N 2.2255°W | |
| OS grid reference | SJ 851,948 |
| Location | Platt Lane, Rusholme, Manchester |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | Holy Trinity |
| Consecrated | 26 June 1846 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 18 December 1963 |
| Architect(s) | Edmund Sharpe |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1845 |
| Completed | 1912 |
| Specifications | |
| Spire height | 170 feet (52 m) |
| Materials | Terracotta, slate roof |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Manchester |
| Archdeaconry | Manchester |
| Deanery | Hulme |
| Parish | Holy Trinity at Rusholme |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Rev Dr Paul Mathole |
| Laity | |
| Reader(s) | David Poole Isabel Turley |
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