Church Of Holy Trinity is a Grade II* listed building in the Rutland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1954. A C18 Church.
Church Of Holy Trinity
- WRENN ID
- scattered-belfry-heath
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Rutland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1954
- Type
- Church
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of Holy Trinity is a Grade II* listed building dating from 1782, with a part 13th-century tower. It was designed by G. Richardson for the Earl of Harborough. The church is constructed of ashlar stone with a small section of coursed rubble and features a parapetted lead roof. The structure includes a west tower combined with a nave and chancel under one roof.
The tower has four stages, with a plinth and angle buttresses. The first stage is from the 13th century and has west and south doors. The remainder of the tower, built in 1782, features two tiers of four Decorated bell openings with hood moulds, a frieze, battlements, and pinnacles. The nave consists of three bays, with a plinth and angle buttresses that end in pyramids, a frieze, and battlements. There are three windows on either side, and the east window has hood moulds and Decorated and Geometrical tracery, likely added in 1881.
The west door leads into a circular vestibule with a plaster vault and a three-decker west pulpit that overlooks the nave. The east and west walls are divided into three bay blank arcades; the west wall has arches to the left and right containing the Lord's Prayer and Creed, while the wider central arch features a fine and unusual pulpit made of oak with blank arcading and shafted corners, designed in the 'Strawberry Hill' Gothic style. The pulpit has a canted oriel over a passage and carved pinnacles, with a trompe l'oeil window behind it.
Inside, there are three tiers of original pine pews facing the aisle. An oak reredos features an altarpiece of the Lord's Supper attributed to Otto Van Veen (1556-1634). The Ten Commandments are depicted in blank arches to the left and right, and the east window contains stained glass from 1881. Other windows also feature stained glass from around the same time, showcasing patterns and painted flowers and leaves. The nave has a shallow plaster vault adorned with the Harborough and Royal Arms, dated 1789. There is a contemporary small mahogany vase font and a stone font carved by the Rector around 1835.
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