Holy Trinity
Beckenham, Greater London
Holy Trinity was built in the Gothic style from Kentish rag with white stone dressings and was consecrated in 1878.
There is rumour of an early wooden church but it is generally accepted that there was a church in Beckenham from before 1070. The earliest record is in the Textus Roffensis (1115-1125), which is held at Rochester Cathedral. There is no information about this church. Building of the medieval church began in 1340. Initially the church comprised of a chancel and nave with a square tower. There are registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials from 1538, many of which are held at the county records office.