Holy Trinity Churchyard, Northwood (Hillingdon)
Brief Description
Holy Trinity Church was built in 1854 to serve the growing population of Northwood, paid for by the Grosvenor family, whose memorials are found in the church and its picturesque churchyard. Among those buried here are the architect Charles Harrison Townsend; some of the C20th monuments have interesting detailing, such as that of Eva Victoria Lindley. The lych-gate was erected to commemorate the coronation of Edward VII.
Practical Information
- Site location:
- Rickmansworth Road, Northwood
- Postcode:
- HA6 2RP
- What 3 Words:
- goal.looks.award
- Type of site:
- Churchyard
- Borough:
- Hillingdon
- Open to public?
- Yes
- Opening times:
- unrestricted
- Special conditions:
- Facilities:
- Events:
- Public transport:
- Tube: Northwood (Metropolitan). Bus: 282 331, H11
- Research updated:
- 01/11/2005
- Last minor changes:
- 19/07/2023
Please check with the site owner or manager for latest news.
Full Site Description
Northwood is the north part of the parish of Ruislip, on high ground that was the site of a manorial grange referred to in 1248, now occupied by The Grange, a C15th timber-framed building purchased in 1934 for public use. In the C18th Northwood consisted of only a few cottages along Rickmansworth Road but developed particularly following the opening of the station in 1887 and with its good views the area became popular. The church designed by S S Teulon was built in 1854 to serve the growing population, financed by the Grosvenor family who owned Moor Park in Hertfordshire, the exterior church wall having a plaque commemorating the first stone laid on 12 October 1852 by Lady Robert Grosvenor. It is a flint faced building with the north aisle added in 1894 and the south aisle and baptistery in 1927. It has good stained glass, particularly the Grosvenor memorial windows by Morris & Co, 1887, possibly by Burne-Jones.
The picturesque churchyard has family tombs of the Grosvenor family of Lord Ebury including a bronze plaque with angel of 1898. The architect, Charles Harrison Townsend, famous for the Whitechapel Art Gallery and Horniman Museum, lived in Northwood and is buried here with his sister Pauline (d.1940). Also buried here is Sir Robert Morier (d.1893), once Russian Ambassador, whose grave features a large jasper cross in wood, given to him by the Czar of Russia. The lych-gate to the churchyard was erected in commemoration of the coronation of Edward VII.
Sources consulted:
Bridget Cherry & Nikolaus Pevsner, The Buildings of England, London 3: North West (Penguin, 1999 ed) p.342; Ben Weinreb & Christopher Hibbert, 'The London Encyclopaedia' (Macmillan, revised ed. 1993), p.571.
Further Information (Planning and Conservation)
- Grid ref:
- TQ082917 (508260,191780)
- Size in hectares:
- Site ownership:
- Diocese of London
- Site management:
- Church
- Date(s):
- 1854
- Designer(s):
- church: S S Teulon
- Listed structures:
- LB C: Holy Trinity Church
- On National Heritage List for England (NHLE), Parks & Gardens:
No- Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965:
No- Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931:
No
Local Authority Data
The information below is taken from the relevant Local Authority's planning legislation, which was correct at the time of research but may have been amended in the interim. Please check with the Local Authority for latest planning information.
- On Local List:
- No
- In Conservation Area:
- No
- Tree Preservation Order:
- No
- Nature Conservation Area:
- No
- Green Belt:
- No
- Metropolitan Open Land:
- No
- Special Policy Area:
- No
- Other LA designation:
- None
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