Church Of The Holy Trinity With St Edmund

The Church of the Holy Trinity with St Edmund, located on Wellington Hill in Horfield, Bristol, is a complex building with origins in the 15th century and significant additions through the 19th and 20th centuries. A west tower dates from the 15th century, while the nave and aisles were constructed around 1847 by W Butterfield. The chancel, crossing tower, and transepts were added in 1893 and 1913-1929. The church is constructed from squared, coursed Lias in the medieval sections, snecked Pennant rubble with limestone dressings in the later parts, all covered by a slate roof.

The plan is cruciform, incorporating the west tower, a crossing tower, a south porch, and a north-west chapel. The architectural style is predominantly Perpendicular, with the exception of the Decorated Gothic Revival-style nave. The chancel features angle buttresses and an east window with reticulated tracery. A north-side chapel has an east window and a flat-roofed annex with a saddleback coped parapet, accompanied by an octagonal ashlar stair turret. The north transept exhibits a mullion window and a clerestory dormer with reticulated tracery. The squat crossing tower has stepped crenellations and a pyramidal roof. A single-storey chapel at the north-west corner features buttresses, arrow slits, a crenellated parapet, and square pinnacles. The south transept includes a large window with chamfered reveals and a hood with king and bishop stops, alongside an open porch with a scroll-moulded reveal and an inner door. The west tower is a two-stage construction with diagonal buttresses, a low door, and ashlar crenellations with crocketed pinnacles.

Inside, the chancel is one bay with a round arch and open piscina. The nave features pointed arches on hexagonal shafts and a roof with arch bracing and ovolo corbels. A glazed screen with green glass separates the nave and west tower, which contains a wooden winder stair. Notable fittings include a 16th-century octagonal stone font with tracery panels, an octagonal pulpit with Tudor arches and roses, and iron-railed steps. Five bells are present, with the four largest dated 1773. Memorial tablets dating back to 1763 are also in place. The church is set within an unusual circular graveyard.