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Trinity Church, the first Anglican Church in Trinidad and Tobago, was a wooden building that stood on the corner of Prince and Frederick Streets. That original church, along with all the public buildings in Port of Spain, was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1808.

The British Crown granted funds for the construction of a new church. This construction started in Brunswick Square (now Woodford Square), but it was halted after public objections.

The cornerstone of the Holy Trinity Cathedral was laid at 30A Abercromby Street on May 30th, 1816. This time, like many of Port of Spain’s new buildings, construction was in stone.

With an overall emphasis on height, and using elements from the Gothic Revival movement, the Cathedral features lancet windows,

pinnacled buttresses, and a steeply pitched roof. Materials used in construction include Laventille blue limestone, yellow brick imported from England, local mahogany, alabaster and marble.

The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity was consecrated on Trinity Sunday, May 25th. 1823.

In 1998 two sacred spaces were created on the grounds of the Cathedral. The Labyrinth is a space for private prayer and the Garden of Peace allows for interment of cremains in a sacred space.