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Originally it was a garrison church. It is very, very old. In 1901 and 1903 additions were made to the main building. It did not initially have a clock or bell tower. I tell you an interesting thing. There is this septuagenarian by the name of Inayat John. Every third or fourth day he goes up the tower and winds the clock. No one has ever asked him to do so. He does it voluntarily. He even once suspended himself in a sling and repainted the dial. The clock is never ahead or behind the actual time.”

It was in 1855 that construction work on Trinity Church was given the final touches. At the time there were hardly any lighthouses in the region. Therefore churches with tall towers were funded so that they could put up beacons on their summits. This may have been one of the reasons for making a 150ft tower, while the nave's length is 115 feet. In 1904 its top two storeys were taken out. However, it could still be used as a signalling station in World War I.

“Holy Trinity Church an important piece of construction and the historic buildings around it - Edward House, the Baloch Mess and Governor House extensions (all old structures) - make this vicinity a special one. If you open up the church a bit, the area can become an important precinct.”

The traffic outside is crazy, with not even a single moment of respite. There is a helter skelter rush to reach destinations, to meet the deadlines, to buy clothes. And yet, when you look at an aged, peaceful building in the midst of it all, life appears to be the way it should be: tranquil.

[Source: Karachi Legacies of Empires by Peerzada Salman]

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