Church Of The Holy Trinity

The Church of the Holy Trinity is a parish church built between 1859 and 1860 by A.B. Higham from Wakefield and Newcastle. It is constructed of squared stone with dressings and features a grey slate roof. The church has a cruciform plan, which includes a central tower and spire, a three-bay north nave aisle, a north organ chamber, and a south porch. It is designed in a Free Early English style, showcasing intricate details and abundant foliage carving. The exterior includes stepped buttresses between the bays, with paired buttresses at the corners, and a sill string course. The four-bay nave has a porch located in the second bay. The side windows consist of paired lancets with paired rear arches separated by free-standing shafts. The west end features two lancets divided by a stepped buttress, topped by a rose window. The transept gables are similar but do not include a rose window. The chancel has three bays with single lancets on the side walls and a triple lancet in the east end. The central tower boasts triple-lancet belfry openings beneath a corbel table adorned with trefoiled arches, topped by a stone broach spire.

Inside, the church features a heavily-moulded arcade and crossing arches decorated with dog-tooth motifs. There is a tierceron vault beneath the tower, with roof timbers supported by ornate corbels. The church contains contemporary fittings, including windows made by Powell, and a carved reredos from 1891, flanked by trefoil-headed marble panels. The church was built by Reverend and Mrs. J.A. Blackett Ord in memory of her uncle, William Ord, from whom she inherited the Whitfield Estate.