Holy Trinity Church, Wentworth, is a Grade II* listed Anglican parish church. It was designed by the architect John Loughborough Pearson in a Gothic Revival style and was built between 1872 and 1876 and consecrated on 31 July 1877 by the Archbishop of York. The church was commissioned by William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 6th Earl Fitzwilliam, as a memorial to his parents.
The spire of the church is tall and can be seen from far afield and, when I see if from further away I think it has a slightly unnerving look to it. It reminds me of something from an old ghost story or horror tale, perhaps by MR James, HP Lovecraft, or someone of that ilk. The sort of place the protagonist might visit for research purposes and then end up uncovering something they really didn’t want to.
It’s nothing of the sort in reality, of course, but a lifetime of reading supernatural fiction means my mind can’t help but imagine…
I did go inside the church and took several photos but, without faster film, a tripod, or steadier hands than mine, I just ended up with camera shake on all of them. The church replaced another, earlier building, but not on the same precise site and the remains of old Holy Trinity Church still stand a short distance from the new one. A picture of that to come tomorrow.
Olympus OM-2n & Zuiko Auto-S 50mm f/1.8 on Fomapan 400 (@200asa). Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°
Taken 29 August 2026.
