The Church Of Holy Trinity

The Church of Holy Trinity is a building with a complex history, dating back to the early 13th century. The original structure comprised a chancel and tower, later joined by a south transept in the mid-13th century. Significant alterations and additions occurred in 1850 and 1875-6, undertaken by Henry Woodyer, including the addition of a north aisle and the creation of a south aisle and vestries. The church is constructed of bargate stone rubble with dressings of hard chalk and Bath stone, topped with a plain-tiled roof, with a renewed broach spire.

Originally cruciform in plan, the church now presents a west front with three gables, the central one being the broadest. The west end features C19 Decorated-style windows, including two round-arched, Norman-style lancets with scalloped capitals on nook-shafts, positioned above a gabled porch with a Horsham slab roof. The north aisle has C19 windows designed to resemble the 14th century, incorporating ogee tracery, hood mouldings, and alternating buttresses. The east end displays three splay-sided, chalk-dressed lancet windows, complemented by similar windows on the south side of the chancel. C19 windows also feature in the south aisle. The west porch incorporates a round, arched entrance with scalloped capitals and a restored C12 door surround with zig-zag moulding. A pair of C19 doors complete the entrance.

Inside, the church features a renewed roof, alongside a three-bay round pier arcade to the north and a five-bay round pier arcade to the south. A hammer-beam roof with cusped, arched braces is present in the north aisle. A C19 chancel arch incorporates a coloured stone design and a C19 rood screen. Fittings include C19 and C20 pews, an oak pulpit supported by wooden columns with Gothic arcading, and an octagonal stone font, with a C19 marble replacement inside. A C20 reredos featuring linenfold panelling and a C19 altar triptych are also present. A C13 arched and chamfered piscina is distinguished by its fleur-de-lys keystone finial.

Several monuments are noteworthy: a black stone monument in the transept dedicated to Mary Shurlock, a white stone monument by E. Galfin of London to Richard Sparke, and a polychrome marble monument to Henry Ludlow, which incorporates a broken pediment, cartouche, and flanking pilasters.