The growth of Margate during the early 19th century meant that the old church of St John was no longer large enough.
[1] A procession from the garden of Hawley Square to the site of the new church was held beforehand, including the Archbishop of Canterbury, Sir Edward Knatchbull, MP for Kent, the Vicar, the Rev.
[1][2] The church required more funds than initially thought and was finally consecrated on 11 June 1829.
[1][2] During WWII at 13:10 on 1 June 1943, during raids by the German Luftwaffe, the church chancel area was hit by a bomb dropped from a Focke-Wulf fighter bomber blowing the roof off and collapsing the north side gallery and part of the wall - ten people were killed, four seriously injured and forty-six slightly injured.
[3] The tower later being demolished during 1958 and 1959 around the time that the new Holy Trinity church was dedicated and opened.