Seventeen Nineteen

In 2019 Churches Conservation Trust secured £5.1m in grant funding and donations, from many contributors including the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Benefact Trust and Sunderland City Council, alongside a team of more than 200 people who worked hard to sensitively deliver conservation-led restoration work on Holy Trinity Church, Sunderland.

Eventually re-launching as Seventeen Nineteen, a vibrant events space for community gatherings, heritage learning and the arts.

Seventeen Nineteen: sub-pages

Celebrating our success

Dozens of candles illuminate the apse and altar, with several seats sat ready for a classical quartet. The William Wailes stained glass sits at the rear.

Seventeen Nineteen has re-integrated Holy Trinity back into the fabric of Sunderland through engaging with local initiatives, partnering with businesses in the city, providing engagement and volunteering opportunities and delivering high-quality events.

Who we are

handsome brick and stone church exterior surrounded by roads with cars around

The Churches Conservation Trust is the national charity protecting churches at risk.

What we do

Colourful details of one of the stained glass windows

Based in the former Holy Trinity Church, Sunderland’s first parish church, Seventeen Nineteen has hundreds of stories to tell...

Visit us

Side view of the exterior of this imposing stone built church

To help you to plan your visit to Seventeen Nineteen we've put together this information page.

Hire us

View of the bright and airy interior with large windows

We are proud to be an inclusive, multi award winning venue that can host concerts, corporate meetings, theatre productions, wedding celebrations....

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