Holy Trinity Church
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, THE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1030647
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Holy Trinity Church
- Statutory Address:
- HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, THE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1030647
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Holy Trinity Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, THE STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, THE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Middleton
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 43000 67777
Details
TM 46 NW MIDDLETON THE STREET
(east side) 6/91 Holy Trinity Church 7.12.66 (Previously listed II* under Middleton) GV
Parish church. Medieval, restored mid C19, considerably damaged by fire 1955. Nave and chancel (under one roof), west tower, south porch. Random flint rubble, the nave and chancel mostly re-faced mid C20; plaintiled roof. C15 square tower, 4 stages and crenellated parapet, diagonal buttresses to west face only; flushwork to buttresses and parapet; 2-light west window with Y tracery, probably C19; 2-light bell chamber openings with simple wooden tracery; recessed needle spire clad with lead. Nave with 2 3-light C15 windows, other windows C19 restorations or renewals in C15 style; good C12 south doorway with 2 orders of colonnettes, scalloped capitals, and arch with roll and chevron moulding, stoup to right hand side; mid C18 porch with crenellated parapet. Chancel with good 4-light east window of c.1300, with re-used C12 billets round arch head; other windows and Priest's doorway C19 restorations or renewals. Splay of north west chancel window with C12 engaged shafting and re-used chevron moulding to pointed arch head; south west chancel window has smaller remains of C12 engaged shafting. C15 carved octagonal font with inscription to base; nave north wall with part of C15 fresco of St. Christopher and Royal Arms of George III in iron. 2 nave window splays with niches, one trefoil-headed; altered C12 angle piscina in south chancel. North chancel with wall monument to Rev. Thomas Meadows (d.1742); on either side are 2 smaller monuments to his wives. Portrait brass to Anthony Pettow (d.1610), now re-mounted at west end of nave. Graded II* for surviving medieval work.
Listing NGR: TM4300067777
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 285686
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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