Holy Trinity the Less

Names

Holy Trinity the Less
Holy Trinity le Petit
Sanctae Trinitatis Parvae
Holy Trinity the Less
Holy Trinity the Less in Knyghtriderstrete
Trinite in Knyghtryder Strete
Little Trinitie

Street/Area/District

Holy Trinity the Less

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Descriptions

from A Dictionary of London, by Henry Harben (1918)

Holy Trinity the Less

On the south side of Great Trinity Lane, at the north-east corner of Little Trinity Lane (Strype). In Queenhithe Ward. The parish extends into Vintry, Bread Street and Cordwainer Wards.

Earliest mention: "Holy Trinity le Petit," 50 H. III. (Cal. P.R. H. III. 1258–66, 624).

Other names: "Sanctae Trinitatis Parvae," 3 Ed. I. (Lib. Cust. I. 230). "Holy Trinity the Less," 1308–9 (Ct. H.W. I. 203). "Holy Trinity the Less in Knyghtriderstrete," 1322 (ib. 297). "Trinite in Knyghtryder strete," 1516 (Fabyan's Chr. 296). "Holy Trinity" commonly called the "little Trinitie," 1541 (L. and P. H. VIII. XVI. p. 425).

"Lutheran Church" erected on the site (O. and M. 1677–Elmes, 1831).

Stow says in his time the church was very old and in danger of falling down, leaning on props (S. 355).

Rebuilt 1606–8. Merchant Tailors and Vintners contributed liberally to the rebuilding.

Repaired and beautified 1629. Burnt in the Fire and rebuilt as a church for the Lutherans.

Parish united to St. Michael Queenhithe (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 208–9).

A Rectory. Patrons: Canons of St. Mary Southwark, afterwards Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's.

Dedication to the Blessed Trinity.