Building record 1176/1/1 - Church of Holy Trinity

Church built in 1853 as chapel-of-ease, designed by Benjamin Ferrey at a cost of #3,000. Built of coursed squared limestone, with a slate roof. The Early English style church consists of a chancel, vestry, nave, north aisle and south porch.

{1} Church. Built 1853 as chapel-of-ease by Benjamin Ferrey at a cost of £3,000. Coursed squared limestone slate roof. Chancel, vestry, nave, north aisle and south porch. Early English style. 3-bay chancel has triple lancet east window and lancets to south; string course at level of springing of arches carried over windows as hood moulds. Vestry to north has gabled roof, 3-light window to north and stone internal stack. North aisle abuts vestry and has double-chamfered door to north-east with hood mould, coupled lancet windows to north and 2-light window to west with plate tracery and hood mould. Nave has 2-light windows to south and west with similar tracery and lancet window to east of porch, all with hood moulds. Double-chamfered south door with hood mould in gabled timber porch on low stone walls. West end of nave has two lancet windows and circular sexfoiled window to gable above, all within large relieving arch supporting bell-cote to west gable. Bell-cote has stepped gable to 3 arches for bells. Chamfered plinth, chamfered stone eaves and stone-coped gables with kneelers. C20 church hall addition to north aisle is not of special architectural interest. Interior: nave has 4-bay arcade with circular pillars and double-chamfered arches. C19 stain-glass windows to nave and chancel. (Buildings of England: Northamptonshire: 1973, p176; Kelly's Directory for Northamptonshire: 1936)

{7} Undated photo, also photo dated 29.10.1993;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 18/29 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F11 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN45262.

<3> Brown O.F.; Roberts G.J., 1973, Passenham, The History of a Forest Village, p.140-141 (checked) (Book). SNN4109.

<4> Pevsner N.; Cherry B., 1973, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.176 (unchecked) (Series). SNN1320.

<5> 1936, Kelly's Directory (1936), (unchecked) (Trade Directory). SNN59661.

<6> Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group, 1996-2013, Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group Newsletter, Issue 117 p.9 (checked) (Newsletter). SNN55360.

<7> Photographs of buildings in Deanshanger (Photographs). SNN112532.

<8> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, District of South Northamptonshire, 18/05/1988 (Report). SNN112993.

<9> Historic England, Undated, Holy Trinity Church, Deanshanger, BF107293 (Archive). SNN116463.

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Jul 4 2024 11:44AM