Architectural Features
freestone dressings, tile roofs and cast-iron rainwater goods.
EXTERIOR: Herringbone masonry in the nave is mainly C12 but includes some C19 work on the south side.
The west wall has a blocked Norman doorway, the arch of which contains sandstone and tufa voussoirs.
Two memorial tablets are on the nave south wall, to Thomas Childe and family, and Henry Page The porch, which also incorporates herringbone masonry, has a pointed entrance with continuous double chamfer, and triple lancet sided windows.
Floors are C19 and C20 tiles, with steps in the chancel.
The tub font of c1931 is neo-Norman.
Early 20th century neo-Norman font in Sidbury church.
The polygonal pulpit has open arcading and foliage-trail cornice.
A hatchment is on the west wall.
The east window shows 2 angels, dated 1931 by Powell's.
In the chapel is a reassembled pair of wall monuments to Richard Creswell (d1708) and Anne Creswell , comprising oval tablets with garlands, flaming urns and cherubs, over a memorable skull and crossbones.
HISTORY: Evidence of a C12 origin is the herringbone masonry in the nave walls.
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION: The church of the Holy Trinity, Sidbury, is designated at Grade II* for the following principal reasons: * It retains extensive C12 fabric, including herringbone masonry and a blocked Norman doorway. * It has an C18 family chapel with contemporary wall monuments. * The exterior retains C19 character which, with its timber-framed belfry, is one of the typical features of the area.