Designed by Edinburgh architect Frederick Thomas Pilkington, Trinity Church opened its doors to worshippers in December 1863. The spire, stretching 120 feet into the Ayrshire sky, was completed 6 years later.
The 27 June 1862 edition of Building News estimated the building cost at £4,000. The distinctive Venetian-Gothic church was described by a local newspaper as ‘the most truly beautiful structure in the West of Scotland’.
Built for the Reverend William B Robertson, the Trinity could accommodate up to 750 worshippers.
With all the pews facing his pulpit, the Reverend commanded the attention of everyone as he delivered his lyrical sermons. They earned him the nickname of the ‘Poet Preacher’.