Church Of The Holy Trinity

The Church of the Holy Trinity is a Grade I listed building located in Acaster Malbis. It dates back to the early 14th century and underwent additions and restorations in 1886 by C. Hodgson Fowler, which included the bell tower and spire. The church is constructed from magnesian limestone ashlar and features a plain tile roof along with a wooden bell tower. It has a cruciform layout with a south porch, a three-bay nave, a two-bay chancel, and single-bay transepts.

The exterior includes a chamfered plinth. On the south side of the nave, the central south porch features a pointed arch with a chamfered architrave beneath a hood-mould with head stops. The entrance has a pointed arch with a double-chamfered architrave and a studded plank door. The north side has a central blocked opening with a pointed, double-chamfered architrave. The west end is adorned with a reticulated five-light window under a depressed segmental arch with a quatrefoil above. The transepts have three-light windows, with those on the north and south under depressed pointed arches and trefoils above. The chancel features reticulated three-light windows and a seven-light east window under a depressed segmental arch, topped with an elongated sexfoil. The roofs are swept and have crosses at their apexes. The shingled bell turret includes similar two-light openings and an octagonal spire.

Inside, there is a medieval tub font on a stepped, cylindrical base and remains of wall painting exposed on the north side of the nave. Brackets for statues are located to either side of the east window, along with an ogee-headed piscina. An effigy of a cross-legged knight, presumed to represent Sir John Malbys (who died in 1316), is present, as well as a medieval grave slab featuring a foliate cross. A painted wooden plaque from 1687 reads "Fear God Honour the King" and includes a lion and unicorn. Another painted plaque from around 1764 records the benefactions of John Knowles. The church also boasts an elaborate 17th-century pulpit with intricate geometrical panelling and figures at the angles.