Holy Trinity Church

Holy Trinity Church, Theale is a Church of England parish church in the Diocese of Oxford. It was completed in 1832 in the Early English style, influenced by Salisbury Cathedral. The church is a Grade I listed building.
In 1799, Rev Thomas Sheppard, rector of Tilehurst built a new chapel of ease, at that time Theale was still part of the parish of Tilehurst. The chapel was built of brick, had a bellcote, and was situated to the south-west of the present church. Rev Sheppard died in 1814, having wished for a new parish church to be built to replace his earlier building. The benefactor enabling this was his widow, Sophia, who donated £39,000 for the building of a church, rectory and premises for the school, though other sources state that the donation was closer to £50,000. Sophia was supported in the founding of the church by her brother, the famous Oxford classical scholar Martin Routh, rector of Tilehurst from 1832 to 1854. As a result, the advowson of the new church was granted to Magdalen College, Oxford where Routh was master.

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