Vicarage To Holy Trinity Church

The Vicarage to Holy Trinity Church, built around 1876 with some alterations in the late 20th century, was designed by Henry and Medland Taylor. It is constructed from red brick featuring blue brick banding and decorative elements, along with ashlar sandstone dressings. The building has gable and mid-slope brick chimney stacks that have shallow raised vertical strips and projecting caps. The roof is covered with Welsh slate and topped with crested clay ridge tiles.

The vicarage has a double pile plan, with an advanced gable at the east end of the south elevation and a double gable at the west end. It is two storeys high and consists of three bays, with a central entrance located to the west of the gabled crosswing. The doorway is set within a shallow pointed arch-headed recess and is approached by a shallow flight of steps. It features a chamfered brick arch beneath a stone hood mould, with half-glazed double doors that have arched heads and decorative glazing bars.

Above the doorway, there is a narrow two-light window with a stone mullion, and below it, a similar width ground floor opening without a mullion, which is topped by a stone lintel. A rectangular stone plaque in a raised brick surround is located above the window, with a dentilled brick and plain stone storey band between. The advanced gable to the east has a tall three-light mullioned window on the ground floor and a three-light window without a mullion on the first floor, both beneath a plain stone lintel. The apex features a shallow arch in raised blue brick with a cross motif. The barge boards have pendant finials supported on carved purlin ends.

The double gable at the west end mirrors the pattern of the barge boards, with a three-light mullioned window on the ground floor and a three-light casement on the first floor beneath a plain ashlar lintel. Above this, there is decorative infill in a blue brick arch containing a trinitarian symbol. Although many windows have been replaced in the late 20th century, the interior retains several interesting features, including encaustic tile surfaces in the hall, original panelled doors, moulded architraves and skirtings, and plaster cornices. The staircase is located in a central stairwell and is illuminated by a roof light. The vicarage is listed for its group value.