Holy Trinity Parish Hall And Attached Wall,Railings And Lamp Standard To South And South West

This is a parish hall, originally a school, dating from 1862 and likely designed by Foster & Wood of Bristol. It is built in a simple Gothic style. The structure is primarily of coursed and squared slatestone rubble with limestone detailing, topped with a slate roof, incorporating blue crested ridge tiles. A large stone chimney, heightened with red brick, is situated on the south-west corner.

The building has a roughly L-shaped plan, with the main portion running east-west, a wing and entrance porch on the south side, and a lean-to addition on the north. Originally a single-storey building with a gallery at the west end, an upper floor has since been inserted. The east gable wall of the main range and the south gable wall of the wing feature large, pointed, mullioned and transomed windows with cusped heads to the lights. A similar window is found in the south wall of the main range, but with a flat head and shouldered arches to the upper lights. Further windows include two single-light windows with shouldered arches in the east wall, and one shaped like a trefoil. The gabled porch has a moulded, pointed stone doorway, with an inner door featuring six chamfered panels and matching reveals. The doorway in the west gable of the main range has a pointed stone arch and four-panelled double doors, accessed by a stone bridge from the higher ground at the rear. The north front is plain, with C20 dormer windows added. The interior remains uninspected.

A boundary wall abuts the building, constructed of stone rubble with stone edge coping, heightened on the north and north-west sides. The walling is best preserved on the south and south-east sides, facing Church Road and the steps up to the churchyard. A gateway, with dressed stone quoins and shaped stone detailing above, provides access. Good iron gates are present with uprights topped with fleurs-de-lis finials (one missing). Similar iron railing extends along the wall top on the east side. A C19 iron lamp standard with a twisted and fluted shaft stands at the south-west corner, though the lantern has been replaced.

Historical records, including The Builder (1859), initially anticipated construction by the end of 1859; the building's cost was estimated at £600-700. Richard Bligh of Ilfracombe was to finance the build, with the school committee acquiring the site and completing the interior. However, a datestone of 1862 indicates delays, casting doubt on whether Foster & Wood's original designs were ultimately used. The iron railing along the causeway immediately east of the parish hall is listed separately.