The original congregation built a church in Theatre Street opposite the Theatre Royal in 1865 but it was badly damaged in an air-raid
in 1942, leaving only a church hall for the congregation to use as their place of worship. In 1945 our site was to be part of the Inner- City re-generation plan and a new City Library was built. Trinity was offered the site of a redundant Baptist church on Unthank Road to re-establish its congregation. The Baptist church was demolished but the hall and caretaker’s cottage were retained.
The present church building, designed by Sir Bernard Feilden and opened in 1956, is acknowledged to be one of the finest post-Second World War churches in England. (It is Grade 2 listed by English Heritage)
The architect designed a building to be practical, to exemplify the Presbyterian style of worship and to link the building to the Norfolk medieval tradition by using bands of square-knapped flint above the interior doors. Because of the site and its proximity to the Roman Catholic cathedral, the Sanctuary is on the first floor and the ground floor provides a generous space for gathering, vestry, meeting rooms, kitchen and toilets. The architect chose his materials with great care. The Sanctuary is very light with tall windows along both sides. The warmth comes from the rich tones of the wooden roof, rising up to a central point with small triangular windows at the apex. All the furnishings were designed by the architect.
Our congregation comes from a wide area with some members travelling over 15 miles to attend church but the majority come from the Norwich area. Since 1972 we have become part of URCN (URC Norwich) and we take part in their joint services. We meet for coffee each Friday morning at 10.30am and we offer a free Open Table Lunch each Friday from 12.30pm run by volunteers. We are very happy to welcome visitors to our worship but also to see our building.