Editing Wallington, London (section)

==Holy Trinity Church==
[[File:Holy Trinity Church Wallington.jpg|thumb|Holy Trinity Church, Wallington]]
[[File:Holy Trinity Church, Wallington, interior (1) - geograph.org.uk - 1716542.jpg|thumb|Interior of Holy Trinity Church]]
Wallington's parish church is located on Manor Road, and dedicated to the Holy Trinity. It was designed by Habershon and Brock, and completed in 1870. It has been [[Listed building|Grade II listed]] since 1974.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1357582|desc=Church of the Holy Trinity |access-date=11 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Cherry, Bridget|author2=Pevsner, Nikolaus|name-list-style=amp|title=Buildings of England: London 2, South|publisher=Yale University Press|edition=2002|page=640}}</ref>

The ancient Chapel of Wallington stood on a site to the north of the London Road, behind the brewery in the grounds of the Elm Grove Estate, and was demolished about the year 1791. A deed dated 1480 gives the information that the dedication of the chapel was to Our Lady of the Moor. The foundations were discovered in 1921, and with them some carved stones which were parts of windows and arches. The remains of the vanished Chapel may be seen in the walls of the Church Hall in Elm Grove and the more recent Church of St. Patrick.<ref name="Holy Trinity">{{cite web|url=http://htchurch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/History-of-HT.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328055203/http://htchurch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/History-of-HT.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-28 |url-status=live|title=History of the Church|publisher=Holy Trinity Church Wallington|access-date=9 May 2017}}</ref>

The present Church of Holy Trinity was erected in 1866 by Mr Nathaniel Bridges, Lord of the Manor. The Church was consecrated on 28 September 1867, by Bishop [[Charles Sumner (bishop)|Sumner]] of Winchester. Like the rest of the historic county of Surrey, the parish of Wallington at that time was in the [[Diocese of Winchester]]. It was later transferred to Rochester, and when the current [[Anglican Diocese of Southwark]] was formed, it was transferred to it.<ref name="Holy Trinity"/>

The church was built to resemble the description of the old chapel – after the style of the 14th century. The west window of the south aisle is similar to one in the [[Little St Mary's, Cambridge|Church of Little St. Mary's Cambridge]], which was erected about 1850. Each window has [[tracery]] of a different pattern. The stone used with the flints is [[Bath stone]]. The roof and floor are covered with Broseley tiles. The height of the spire is 110 feet. The interior of the church gives an area of 105 feet long by 75 feet broad, and gives sitting accommodation for 650 persons.<ref name="Holy Trinity"/>

Since the Parish Church was built it has been adorned with several [[stained glass]] windows. Those on the south side are memorials to former worshippers. The central window in the chancel is a memorial to the Rev. John Williams, the first vicar. The north window was presented by the relatives as a memorial to those who fell in [[World War I]], while that in the south side is a gift of the parishioners as a War Memorial.<ref name="Holy Trinity"/>

In 1926 the [[chancel]] was entirely refurbished, with new Communion Hails – the gift of Mrs Bund, in memory of her husband; a new [[pulpit]] – the gift of Mr W. J. Mallinson; a brass eagle [[lectern]] – the gift of Mrs Cleverly; marble and alabaster [[baptismal font]] – the gift of Mrs Page; oak panelling in the chancel and sanctuary and new oak doors and vestibule at the south entrance – the gifts of members of the Landon family and Miss Roche; and new choir stalls (the cost of which was defrayed by subscriptions) were added to the Church.<ref name="Holy Trinity"/>