Church Of The Holy Trinity

The Church of the Holy Trinity is a church rebuilt in 1844. It incorporates some earlier, medieval fabric, and was designed by J. Derrick for Revd. William Wilson. The church is constructed of marlstone ashlar with limestone dressings, and has roofs covered in Westmorland slate. It comprises a chancel, a three-bay nave, a south aisle, a south porch, and a north tower.

The chancel, designed in the 13th century style, has three grouped lancet windows to the east, and single lancets to the north and south, all with hood moulds and carved stops. The south aisle and nave have walls that may be medieval, though the windows are restored. The east end of the aisle has a two-light reticulated window; the east and west sides of the porch, two-light geometrical windows; and the west end of the nave has a large three-light window with intersecting tracery. The parapets feature some medieval gargoyles at the corners. The south porch has a shield-shaped sundial and a foliated gable cross. The north side of the nave has a large 19th century window of three lights with flowing tracery.

The massive three-stage tower, built in 1849, combines Romanesque and 14th century styles, with tall traceried openings to the bell chamber.

Inside, the east window of the chancel is set within seven graduated lancets with detached shafts and dog-tooth ornament, the outer lancets containing the Decalogue. The chancel roof is shaped in six canted sections with moulded ribs, carved foliage bosses, and a carved frieze. A trefoil-headed piscina and sedilia are likely from the 13th century. Oak chancel fittings have traceried panels and carved poppy heads, as does the encaustic-tile floor. The chancel arch has two chamfered orders with contrasting voussoirs and springs from moulded corbels. The 19th century nave arcade has carved head stops. The nave roof trusses have traceried spandrels above braced cambered tie beams. An octagonal 19th century font is carved with roundels of foliage. Stained glass in the chancel is by Clutterbruck (1845); at the west end of the nave, it is by Camm Bros. (circa 1878). The church features an elaborate organ case with reticulated tracery. A 17th century full-length effigy in legal robes, retaining much of its original colouring, is thought to be of Edmund Meese (died 1617), whose memorial tablet is set in the west wall. J.H. Newman, later Cardinal, preached his first sermon in the church.