Trinity Church
Trinity Church is a landmark A-listed building that occupies a prominent site within Irvine.
Trinity is complete
New stained glass has been designed by local school children
The new weathervane in situ
Trinity at night
The new steps have been made
The new weathervane design
Trinity Church is in the centre of Irvine town
The steps at Trinity form part of the new public realm at Bridgegate
View of works in the town centre from the top of Trinity Church
The rose window is being reinstated
Young people from Irvine Bay enjoy a unique opportunity to study traditional building methods
The public realm around Trinity Church is being regenerated
Trinity Church will have new steps and landscaped areas
Preparation of the installation of the new rose window
The church was badly in need of care
Pane-staking work brings Irvine heritage back to life
The rooftops at Trinity
The rose window was badly in need of repair
The stained glass panels were removed from the rose to be repaired
Trinity Church in Irvine was ripe for developmemet
The church was neglected for many years
Birds of prey were used to deter the pigeons
The neglected interior
Trinity's pigeons fleeing the church
Its development is a vital element in the regeneration of Irvine town centre and an important step in preserving the historic centre of the town of Irvine in Scotland.
Over many years the building had fallen into a severe state of disrepair. Now Irvine Bay Regeneration Company, in partnership with North Ayrshire Council and Trinity Church Trust, has secured the building as a future development opportunity.
The work began with the removal of a pigeon infestation and subsequent clean-up of the building in April 2009.
R & R Construction was selected as contractors. In the course of 2009 a new roof was put on the building and a comprehensive survey of the church spire carried out. This work was completed in February 2010.
As a result of the survey, North Ayrshire Council provided additional funding to carry out initial upgrade works to the spire. This work is also complete.
In February 2011 funding of £500,000 was received from the Historic Scotland Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme. This funding allowed a second phase of works to take place, including the comprehensive repair of the main church and hall, along with conservation work on the tower and spire.
The regeneration of the landmark building has seen the removal of the Rose Window.
Refurbishment work started on site in November 2012. The main contractor was Fleming Masonry (Glasgow). The work lasted approximately 42 weeks. This work was supported and funded by the Council in partnership with Historic Scotland and Irvine Bay Regeneration Company.
In May 2013, another milestone in the regeneration of Trinity Church was reached with the reinstatement of the stunning stained glass windows.
North Ayrshire Council are now marketing the refurbished church as a development opportunity to potential end-users.
Regeneration Youth
Local young people have been involved in the regeneration of the church in three education projects which also contributed to learning as part of Curriculum for Excellence. Young people took part in three separate competitions:
- to design two new stained glass windows
- to design carvings for pillar capitols
- to design a weathervane and crownstone for the spire