Holy Trinity Church

SK 26 50; 7/41

PARISH OF KIRK IRETON, MAIN STREET (North Side)

Holy Trinity Church

13.09.67

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Church: C12 with subsequent additions and alterations in most succeeding centuries to the C19. Coursed rubble gritstone and gritstone ashlar. West tower, nave and aisles and clerestory, south porch and chancel with one-bay chapels and vestry.

The west tower is of two stages; the lower stage, unbuttressed late Norman. The single lancet to the south looks C17 or C18. Late C14 upper stage of tower with 2-light bell-openings and battlements. The north aisle and clerestory windows and the window at the west end of the south aisle are C17, of 2-lights under a square head, each light with segment head. C14 3-light south aisle window. C14 chancel, embattled on the south side. Windows with reticulated tracery. Plain Norman south doorway of one order, with roll moulding. Later Early English doorway set within the Norman arch. Six panelled C18 door, raised and fielded.

Two bay Norman nave arcades with circular piers and two stepped arches; to the north single chamfered and with plain moulded capitals with square abaci and to the south with elementary leaf capitals. Perp chancel arch with moulded capitals and four- centred arches to one bay chapels; that on the north serves as the organ chamber. C14 doorway on the north side to the vestry has nook shafts and narrow pointed arch with fleurons and dripmould. Restoration in 1873. The tiled chancel and sanctuary floors date from this time. Stained glass in the 3-light east window of c1886.

Listing NGR: SK2689850211