Church Of The Holy Trinity

The Church of the Holy Trinity is a parish church largely dating to the 14th century, with alterations in the 15th century (tower) and subsequent restorations. A major restoration with the addition of a north aisle occurred in 1857 by C.E. Davis of Bath. The church comprises a west tower, nave, north aisle and north porch, south aisle and south porch, chancel and north organ chamber. It is constructed of rubble and coursed rubble with freestone dressings, and has a stone slate roof with coped verges.

The west tower, built in the Perpendicular style, has three stages with diagonal buttresses, an ashlar embattled parapet, and panelled pinnacles. It features 3- and 2-light bell chamber windows with stone louvres, a 3-light Perpendicular west window with a moulded hoodmould with pentagonal stops, and a staircase to the northeast, square at the base and polygonal above. The south aisle has a blocked west window and three heavily restored Decorated windows in double chamfered arches, accompanied by squat buttresses. The gabled and projecting south porch has 2-light windows with ogee heads, and a double chamfered outer arch. The chancel was rebuilt in 1857, incorporating 2-light Decorated windows and a 3-light 19th-century east window with reticulated tracery, and squat buttresses. The north aisle, also constructed in 1857, has a plain ashlar parapet, crocketted pinnacles, three Decorated windows, a Norman style doorway leading to a crypt at the west end, and a gabled north porch with a tall outer archway. The south door is set within an ogee-headed surround with ball flower ornament, a restored hoodmould with head stops, and decorative ironwork.

Inside, the tower arch is double chamfered with half columns and polygonal capitals. The north arcade consists of four bays with octagonal piers. The south arcade, dating to the 14th century, has four large bays and one small bay at the east end, with piers featuring four half columns and shafts forming a broad quatrefoil plan, moulded capitals with ball flower decoration, and double chamfered arches. The chancel and roofs date to 1857. The font is 19th century, in an early Gothic style, made of ashlar with a circular bowl, cylindrical stem, and stiff-leaf detail. The pulpit, screen, and pews also date to 1857 and are richly ornamented with tracery.

The south aisle contains an early 18th-century depiction of Royal Arms. A notable monument commemorating Joseph Langton, who died in 1701, is a very fine example attributed to James Gibbs, featuring marble, Corinthian columns, a central pilaster supporting an entablature and segmental pediment with putti and urns and full armorial bearings. Surrounding the vault are cast iron railings with ball and spear finials. Numerous other 18th- and early 19th-century marble plaques are also present, including one to Ann Cobb (died 1749) by Hoare, and another to Abel Moysey (died 1780), crafted from coloured marbles and featuring a weeping woman by an urn.