Church Of The Holy Trinity

The Church of the Holy Trinity is a church dating from the 14th century, constructed of ashlar stone plinth with a moulded top to the south aisle porch and tower, and a mixture of irregular flint and stone rubble. It has a lead roof to the nave and aisles, an old plain-tile roof to the chancel, and a tower roof that is not visible. The church comprises a 3-bay aisled nave, a 2-bay chancel, and a west tower.

A stone porch is situated in the centre of the south aisle, featuring plank double outer doors within a 4-centre arched doorway, and paired trefoil open lancets on each side. Stone benches are inside the porch. A plank double door featuring a 2-centre arched inner doorway with hood mould leads into the church. There are 2-light rectilinear tracery windows to the left and right of the south aisle entrance. Two flat-roofed dormers with 2-light casements are present on the nave. A 2-light rectilinear tracery window with a flat head and hood mould is located at the east end of the south aisle. Another plank door with a 2-centre arched doorway and hood mould is centrally positioned on the chancel’s south side. A 2-light rectilinear tracery window with lancet lights and a flat head is to the left of the chancel. The east end of the chancel has a 3-light reticulated tracery window. On the north side, a 2-centre arched doorway is blocked at the centre of the north aisle. Two 2-light stone mullion windows with lancet lights and flat heads are located to the left and right of the north aisle, and at the east end. A 2-light reticulated tracery window sits to the left of the chancel. The 3-stage west tower is topped with a plain parapet and incorporates 2-light rectilinear tracery louvred openings on each side of the top stage.

Inside, the chancel has a braced collar-truss common-rafter roof and a floor of C14 encaustic tiles, with some C19 encaustic tiles to the upper step of the sanctuary. There is likely an early 18th century wood altar rail with turned balusters and a moulded rail. A trefoil-topped pisciha is located to the right of the altar. Fragments of medieval glass are found in the east window. A 2-centre chancel arch provides access to the nave, which also has a braced collar-truss common-rafter roof, with tie beams likely inserted in 1746 (one is dated). The nave floor is covered with C14 encaustic tiles. A hexagonal wood pulpit, dating to around 1630, is positioned to the left of the chancel arch. C19 pews occupy the nave, except for C15 pew fronts at the rear. The north aisle has some C15 pews, one with blind tracery at its end. Red crosses have been painted on the north and south walls at the east ends of the respective aisles. The south aisle contains an octagonal stone font with a wood pyramidal cover dating to around 1630. The aisle arcades consist of three 2-centre arches supported by octagonal columns.