Church Of Holy Trinity

The Church of the Holy Trinity is a Grade II* listed building located in Thrussington. It dates from the 13th to the 15th centuries and underwent significant restoration in 1877 by Goddard and Paget of Leicester. The church is constructed of ironstone with limestone dressings and features a Swithland slate roof, complete with a stone stack on the eastern gable of the nave. The structure includes stone-coped gables, some adorned with cross finials, and is supported by stepped buttresses, as well as angle and diagonal buttresses.

The church comprises a west tower, nave, aisles, chancel, and south porch. The 14th to 15th century tower has three stages, a plinth, a northeast projecting stair, and a west window, with a single light above it. The tower features clock faces on the north and west sides, four two-light bell openings with crenellated transoms, gargoyles, battlements, and crocketted pinnacles. The nave arch, which is now blocked, is likely double chamfered.

Inside, there is a three-bay north arcade dating from around 1300, featuring double chamfered arches on octagonal piers and responds, while the similar four-bay south arcade has hood moulds with head and label stops. The Perpendicular clerestory includes three two-light windows on each side. The church has a 19th-century roof with braces that curve beneath the collars. The north aisle is primarily 19th century, with five two-light windows.

The chancel arch is double chamfered and rests on restored polygonal responds. The late 13th-century chancel features a two-light window with Y tracery on the north wall, an arched niche, and two square niches. The east window has three lights with intersected tracery, while the south wall contains a three-light window with intersected tracery and a two-light window with Y tracery. There is a double piscina with a stiff-leaf capital and pointed trefoiled arches with fillets, along with a hood mould that has label stops. The south door and a small one-light window are located to the right. The chancel floor is likely made of Minton tiles, and the chancel has a 19th-century boarded wagon roof.

The south aisles, mostly from the 19th century, feature three three-light and two two-light windows, a piscina with a cusped head, and sedilia. The south doorway and porch have been extensively restored, showcasing a many-moulded design and a double chamfered arch. An octagonal font, probably from the 14th century, has a carved head projecting from one side and is set on a 19th-century base. The church also contains wall monuments from the 18th and 19th centuries.