Church Of The Holy Trinity And St Constantine

The Church of the Holy Trinity and St Constantine is a Grade II* listed church located in Wetheral. It dates back to the 13th century, with alterations made in the early 16th century, as well as in 1790-91, 1872 (by R.J. Withers), and 1881-82. The church is constructed from dressed red sandstone and features graduated slate roofs with a coped east gable.

The building includes a west tower, a nave with a vestry and south porch, a chancel, and a chapel, with a bellcote at the east end. The hexagonal tower was built in 1790 on the site of a medieval porch, with the upper part added in 1882. The west door is round-arched and moulded, situated beneath a two-light window, and there is a 19th-century clock present. The church has drip moulds at the floors and openings, a battlemented parapet with corner water spouts and pinnacles, and 16th-century nave doors and windows, some of which are blocked or repositioned. The clerestory also dates from the 16th century.

A 19th-century south extension was added using re-used stone, featuring a four-light window. The chancel has a five-light east window, while the south window and priest's door bear inscriptions dedicated to William Thornton and Richard Wedderhall, who were Priors of Wetheral from 1500 to 1530 and 1534 to 1539, respectively. Inside, there are four-bay double-chamfered nave arcades, and notable medieval features include a 13th-century hexagonal font, a tomb chest with effigies of Sir Richard and Dame Jane Salkeld from around 1500, and fragments of stained glass. The church also contains 19th-century glass and the Howard Chapel, built in 1791 in Gothic style, which features buttresses rising to pinnacles, a battlemented parapet, and large cast iron pointed windows, marking an early use of this material.

The interior showcases a rib-vaulted plaster ceiling, with the main ornament being a life-sized monumental figure of Faith, commemorating Lady Maria Howard, who died in 1789. This figure was created by Joseph Nollekens for Henry Howard of Corby Castle, who built the chapel as her memorial. Nollekens regarded this work as his finest, and he is depicted carving the monument on his tombstone.