Church Of Holy Trinity

The Church of Holy Trinity is a building of group value, incorporating elements from the 13th, 15th, and 18th centuries, with later 20th-century additions. The chancel dates back to the 13th century, the tower to the 15th century (with an 18th-century bell stage), the nave and chancel were rebuilt in 1740, and transepts and a north vestry were added in the late 20th century. The church is constructed primarily of brick with ashlar dressings, and has a tile roof. The tower is of ashlar construction.

The chancel features an ashlar plinth, quoins, and an impost band, with a coped gable. It has a round-headed window with an ashlar sill, brick apron, and an ashlar arch incorporating a key stone. The transepts have narrow, full-height windows. The 4-bay nave exhibits similar details to the chancel, but with medieval diagonal buttresses. The west end has ashlar wall finishes. An entrance on the south side features a boldly rusticated Tuscan surround, paired 4-fielded-panel doors, and a round window above, with the lower half blocked. The north side has blind windows with lunettes. The tower has two diagonal buttresses, a blocked west entrance with an inserted window, and a 3-light window with simple Perpendicular tracery. A segmental-headed stair leads to a gallery entrance. The tower features round-headed, louvred bell openings with key stones, and a top cornice with a coped parapet.

Inside, the chancel has two king-post roof trusses with paired struts and is ceiled. The transepts, also ceiled, include diagonal buttresses to the chancel arch, which has primitive capitals and an Early English double-chamfered arch. The nave is ceiled with a west gallery supported by four iron columns in a square formation. The gallery has fielded panelling to sill level. The chancel contains 18th-century altar rails with spiral balusters and moulded rails. The north transept houses a relocated Levett family pew from 1812, raised on iron columns with stick baluster stairs, three panels, and a cornice. The nave’s 18th-century 3-decker pulpit has fielded panelling. Notable monuments include the chest tomb of Brian and Jehanna Fowler (1587), which is painted and has tapering square balusters, shields, and lettering to the cornice. Several 18th and 19th-century wall tablets commemorate the Fowler and Chetwynd families. A bequest board is dated 1733 and 1830.