Chapel Of The Holy Trinity is a Grade I listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 July 1951. Chapel.
Chapel Of The Holy Trinity
- WRENN ID
- swift-marble-vale
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 July 1951
- Type
- Chapel
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Chapel of the Holy Trinity is a private chapel built in 1616 by Sir John Fitzjames. It features roughcast walls resting on a rubble stone plinth, with ashlar quoins and dressings. The chapel has rubble stone buttresses with ashlar dressings and a stone slate roof that includes coped gables and a parapet at the porch. At the west end, there is a small gabled bell turret adorned with strapwork ornament and housing one bell. The chapel has a single-cell plan with a west porch that contains a 4-centred arched doorway in the south wall, framed in a square shape and topped with a hoodmould. Above the doorway is a coat of arms. The parapet is decorated with strapwork and floral ornament, with the central section raised and topped by a ball finial.
The south wall, which is buttressed, features two 3-light square-headed windows with 4-centred arched lights, the center light being raised and also under a hoodmould. The east window is pointed arched, consisting of three lights with Perpendicular tracery. The north wall contains one window that matches those on the south wall. Inside, the walls are plastered, and the chapel boasts a pointed waggon roof with moulded ribs and carved bosses, plastered between the rafters.
The interior is adorned with early 17th-century panelling around the walls, featuring ornamental pilasters and moulded capping. There are early 17th-century pews with ends of varying designs, including panelled and reeded styles, embellished with strapwork ornament and circular finials, along with hat pegs for each pew. The altar table is constructed from 17th-century panelling. The chapel also contains an early 17th-century two-decker pulpit with a tester, pilasters, and strapwork ornament. The windows feature 17th-century glass, which includes an inscription commemorating the chapel's construction. Additionally, there is a 13th-century circular font with a moulded base located in the porch. This chapel is a notable example of 17th-century architecture, retaining its original furnishings.
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