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Holy Trinity

Architectural Features

South porch: C15

South aisle: early C14.

3 bays divided by shallow offset buttresses continued up above parapet in C15 to form crocketted ogee niches containing armorial shields.

2 animal gargoyles.

North porch: C14.

North aisle: early C14.

Two 2-light windows as on south aisle, 2 animal gargoyles.

Chancel: C13.

Interior: early C14 double-chamfered tower arch, early C14 tall double-chamfered 3-bay arcades on octagonal piers and early C14 double-chamfered chancel arch.

In chancel floor, brass to Sir Simon Wensley, d. 1394, also nearby one to Oswald Dykes, Rector, d. 1607.

Richly carved bench ends dated 1527 terminating the choir stalls.

C17 communion rail.

C15 rood screen in tower arch with thin traceried divisions.

In nave, the Scrope family pew, consisting of C17 classical front with pendant round arches

at the back, richly carved early C16 parclose screen made for the Scrope chantry in Easby Abbey and brought to Wensley at the Dissolution.

C17 benches and some C18 box pews.

C18 double- decker pulpit.

Octagonal font dated 1662, with contemporary wooden cover with pineapple finial.

Wooden box with C15 traceried panelling, perhaps a reliquary, converted to an alms box with an old padlock.

At west end of nave, medieval grave cover with floriate cross.

On north wall, black marble memorial to Henry and Richard Scrope, d,1525.

On south wall, memorial to Mathew Bateman d. 1677 and other benefactors.

Fragments of medieval wall paintings on north wall.

Fragments of medieval stained glass in east window of north aisle.