Building record 87/2/1 - Church of Holy Trinity

Church built in the 12th century with 14th century additions and 19th century additions and alterations. Built of coursed limestone rubble, with ironstone quoins and tiled roofs. The church consists of a chancel, nave and north aisle, south porch, and a west tower.

{1} Church. C12 and C14. Coursed limestone rubble, ironstone quoins; tiled roof. Chancel, nave and north aisle, south porch, west tower. Chancel windows are Victorian. South doorway in nave C14 with plank door and C19 porch. To right a C14 three-light window, the tracery probably C19. C14 lancet to left. In the north aisle, the doorway is C14 flanked by C14 windows of one and 2 lights, C14 east window (tracery renewed) and C14 lancet to west. Romanesque tower of 3 stages with bell openings of 2 arched lights and corbel table with heads. Deeply splayed round headed lancet on ground stage of west wall. Fragments of herringbone masonry in west walls nave to north and south of tower, possibly Saxon. Interior: Late C12 north arcade of 2 bays has round pier with square abacus and trumpet scalloped capital, and similar responds. Double chamfered arches C14. Chancel arch C14, has corbels with grotesque heads. Stairs to former rood loft in north aisle. Romanesque tower arch, unmoulded. Fittings: Tub font, early C13 with frieze of intersecting arches and stiff leaf. Chancel screen, Perpendicular, with one-light traceried openings and vine scroll cornice. Pulpit, Jacobean, with blind arcading. Stained glass in chancel, fragment of 'Coronation of the Virgin' early C15. Monuments: Sir William Hinton (?) wife. C14 stone effigies on chest tombs. Wall tablets to Salathiell Crewe died 1686, with open pediment, attributed to William Stanton, and to Reynold Braye died 1582, brass inscription in architectural frame with Corinthian columns. (Buildings of England : Northamptonshire, p.259).

{6} Description of Romanesque features in church including windows and corbels on the tower and, internally, the west tower arch, north arcade of the nave and the font.

{7} Undated photo.

{10} Two panels depicting the Coronation of the Virgin survive but their original location is not known. Further fragments including part of a shield of arms also survive.

{11} Notes and sketches regarding the church, notes and sketches regarding communion items, notes and drawings regarding effigies;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 6/126 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F01 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN45262.

<3> Glynne S., 1859, Church Notes of Sir Stephen Glynne, (unchecked) (Manuscript). SNN39492.

<4> Bridges J., 1791, The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire, p.176-78 (unchecked) (Book). SNN77325.

<5> Pevsner N.; Cherry B., 1973, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.259-60 (unchecked) (Series). SNN1320.

<6> King's College, London, 2017, A corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland, Site 520 (Website). SNN110894.

<7> Photographs of buildings in Hinton-In-The-Hedges (Photographs). SNN112803.

<8> Unknown, Undated, Holy Trinity Church, Hinton in the Hedges, BF044014 (Archive). SNN115525.

<9> Richmond H., 1988, Survey of Northamptonshire Parish Churches (Unpublished Report). SNN1195.

<10> Marks R., 1998, Stained Glass Of Northamptonshire, p. 106-7 (Book). SNN101533.

<11> Dryden H.E.L., 1842-1895, Dryden Collection, DR/25/151/1-5,7-17 (Archive). SNN115.

<12> Bloxham M.H., 1878, On The Medieval Sepulchral Antiquities of Northamptonshire, p.250 (unchecked) (Journal). SNN107097.

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Dec 17 2024 9:30AM