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toiled for the church. Some of these statues were specially carved in England. Rev W W Lutyens designed the furnishing and embellishments. Mears Foundry of London cast the bell of the church, in 1847. The pulpit and pipe organ were also built in London. The pipe organ was later sold to a congregation of the
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decided to build a second church in Bangalore after protests from local English regiment in Bangalore. Bishop Corrie chose the spot of the church. The foundation stone was laid on 16 February 1848. The walls were lined with ornate marble murals and tablets, which spoke about great men and women who
194:. The stained glass, depicting the baptism of Jesus in splendid color, and the baptismal pond were brought from London. Queen Victoria's own West Kent Regiment presented the cross, in memory of those who died when the unit was based in Bangalore. 214:
After Independence, the church was taken over by the Christian Indian Military personnel and their families. It was called Holy Trinity Garrison Pastorate then. In 1965, it was renamed as Holy Trinity Church, by the Mysore Diocese of the
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The Church in Madras : being the History of the Ecclesiastical and Missionary Action of the East India Company in the Presidency of Madras From 1835 to 1861: Volume III
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style, the church can accommodate 700 people and is regarded as the largest "military" church in southern India. It has a congregation of over 450 families
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The church was consecrated on 25 July 1852 and opened on 8 August, 1852. The original estimate of the construction was
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Holy Trinity Church, Bangalore (1922), from Rev. Frank Penny's Book 'The Church in Madras, Volume III'
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12°58′20″N 77°37′14″E / 12.972118°N 77.620622°E / 12.972118; 77.620622
Bangalore
Karnataka
Consecrated
Style
MG Road
Anglican
Bengaluru
English Renaissance
East India Company
Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church
Church of South India
Holy Trinity Church, Bangalore (1922), from Rev. Frank Penny's Book 'The Church in Madras, Volume III'




Trinity church rededicated
The Times of India


Churchill prayed here
Bangalore Mirror
Trinity Church
The Church in Madras : being the History of the Ecclesiastical and Missionary Action of the East India Company in the Presidency of Madras From 1835 to 1861: Volume III
154
Categories
Bangalore Civil and Military Station
Church of South India church buildings in India

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