Architectural Features
C15 3-light west window, the tracery renewed.
at apex of gable is a mutilated carved Trinity.
In Cromwell's time the church was desecrated. His men used the great winged angels of the ceiling for target practice.
South aisle and porch with fine parapet of pierced quatrefoils with ogee cappings, below which is a frieze of lozenge flushwork and a carved string course
good external stoup with carved shaft and bowl
Both north and south doorways have C15 traceried doors.
flooring of red brick and unglazed tile.
at the centre of each tie beam is a carved boss and angels with outstretched wings facing east and west (eleven angels remain, some of the wings renewed)
Octagonal font, c.1450, formerly carved with the Seven Sacraments.
Holy Trinity church > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2068555 as we see it today dates mainly from the 15th century. What appears to be an old baptismal font has been incorporated into the south porch, serving as a holy water stoup > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2068571 beside the entrance. When the church's steeple collapsed in the 16th century it fell into the church and damaged the font. The damage was left unrepaired and by the 18th century the church was in much need of repair until the Bishop of Norwich eventually had to order that it be closed because it had became unstable and dangerous. Repair works were finally started in the 20th century but by that time much had been lost. Only fragments remain of the medieval stained glass > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2068589. The church has, however, retained its original font, albeit damaged from the time when the steeple fell into the church. Miraculously, the medieval carved bend ends > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2068602 have survived as well. They can now be seen fitted onto modern benches. The chancel screen is Victorian but sections of the parclose screens > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2068579 in both aisles are original. The Easter sepulchre > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2068581 separates the chancel from the Hopton chantry and is the biggest that can be found in a Suffolk church. It is the tomb of members of the Hopton family. Unique also are the choir stalls > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2068586 in the chancel which have the figures of the apostles and evangelists carved into their fronts. According to the guide book these carvings are medieval but some experts are not so sure. The church also has a notable angel roof that has 12 medieval angels > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2068577 gazing solemnly down upon the congregation.
mid- late C17 Clock Jack at east end of south aisle
C15 wooden aisle screens, the nave screen a modern reconstruction to the same pattern.
The choir stalls have finely carved frontals with sixteen figures of Apostles and Saints, possibly once forming the rood loft parapet.
Good monument to Sir John Hopton : Purbeck marble tomb chest (brasses missing) with 3 cusped quatrefoils with painted shields, richly traceried and crested canopy.
fragments of medieval stained glass in aisle windows.
Graded I for surviving medieval work.