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Holy Trinity

Holy Trinity

Ratcliffe on Soar

Nottinghamshire

C13, C14, C15, C18, restored 1891.

Architectural Features

C13 dressed coursed rubble tower with ashlar quoins, set on a splayed plinth with band over, of 3 stages with bands, corbel table and single corner pinnacles.

Topped with early C14 broach spire with 2 tiers of 4 lucarnes.

West side of the tower has a single C13 lancet with single similar smaller lancet above and 2 tie plates.

North, south and west sides each with single C13 arched bell chamber openings, each opening with 2 pointed arched lights and hood mould.

The chancel is set on a low chamfered plinth and has in the east wall a single large C14 arched 4 light window with geometric tracery, hood mould and continuous sill band.

The south wall has 3 pairs of C13 lancets.

The south wall has 2 C14 arched 3 light windows with cusped tracery, hood moulds and label stops.

Inner C14 moulded arched doorway with hood mould

C17 stud door.

3 bay C14 nave arcades, hexgonal columns with moulded capitals, wide plinths, chamfered and moulded arches, hood mould with single label stop to south side.

Responds consist of moulded capitals, that to the south east decorated with nail head and further supported on a carved human head.

Double chamfered C13 tower arch, the outer order supported on colonnettes with shaft rings.

South chancel with C14 tripartite arched and cusped sedilia arches supported on colonnettes with fillets.

North chancel wall has a C14 moulded arched tomb recess arch supported on single colonnettes with fillets.

Chancel with C13 ashlar altar piece, altar rails with C17 turned balusters.

South aisle with C17 carved altar table.

Oak chest with some C17 carving.

C14 octagonal ashlar font with C17 cover.

Furthr C19 font, remaining furniture C19.

The C15 nave, chancel and aisle roofs with chamfered beams, nave roof also with carved bosses.

In the tower are the remains of 2 C13 ashlar coffins.

The south aisle also with worn C13 floor slab with incised carved figures.

North aisle has 2 similar slabs, one of a C15 priest, the other of C16 male and female figures.

The north chapel with several similar C15

C16 slabs including one of a female figure.

C13 floor slab in the chancel

further floor slab to Ann Darly, 1667.

Against the south chancel wall is the alabaster monument to Henrie Sacheverell, d.l625.

There is a recumbant figure of a kniight with head on a visor, the sides of the tomb decorated with shields and front with 3 figures of children flanked by inscriptions and decorative strips.

Set into the wall above are the kneeling figures of his 3 wives, flanked by Corinthian columns supporting cornice.

Between chancel and chapel is the alabaster monument to Henrie and Jane Sacheverell, c.1590, the sides of the tomb are decorated with figures, shields and strapwork, and it is surmounted by 2 recumbant figures, he in the attire of a knight.

This is the first Henry of three Henry Sacheverells.

The alabaster monument to Henry Sacheverell and his wife, 1558, is decorated around the sides with 17 figures holding blind shields.

This is the first Henry of three Henry Sacheverells.

© J.Hannan-Briggs

The tomb is surmounted by 2 recumbant figures, he in attire of a knight with feet on a dog.

Set into the north wall of the chapel is an alabaster monument to Ralph Sacheverell and his wife, 1539, the sides of the tomb decorated with cusped lozenges containing blind shields, 2 recumbant figures and niche over.

Reveal of niche decorated with carved figures set into cusped arches, further decorated with cusped blind tracery.