Description: Showing the Victorian Gothic Revival style Holy Trinity Church which once stood on Trinity Square, adjacent to Milton Street and Burton Street. The Church was built in 1841 and formed as a parish in 1842. The church originally had this tall spire seen here, which was later removed. It was demolished circa 1957-8. The site is now occupied by the Trinity Square Car Park. The old Mechanics Institute is in the centre of the picture. The Hall was 110 ft long, 59 ft wide and 40 ft high, It had a floor space of 8,400 sq ft. It was lit by 5 clusters of 81 gas jets. The balcony was fitted with easy cushioned stalls, and the ground floor with chairs. (See R Iliffe and W Baguley's book 'Victorian Nottingham', Vol 14). The Mechanics Institute stood at the junction of Milton Street, Burton Street and Trinity Square, opposite the old entrance to Victoria Station (now Victoria Centre) and the Victoria Station Hotel. It is seen here in its original form, next to the Baptist Chapel. It comprised later of a group of buildings; The Mechanic's Institute large hall, a members refreshment room, and then incorporated the former Baptist Chapel built in a Romanesque style which was purchased by the Mechanics in 1912 and was known as The Queens Hall. Later the large hall became a cinema and was called Mechanics Pictures. (All these Victorian buildings have been demolished and replaced by Birkbeck House, a somewhat ugly 'modern' office block, which itself is again waiting for re-development. The new Mechanics Institution was incorporated into this building.)