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The Holy Trinity

Uppington

Shropshire

Late C11 or C12, restored and partly rebuilt in 1885 by J.P. Pritchard of Darlington at the expense of the fourth Duke of Cleveland.

Architectural Features

C12-dressed red and grey sandstone, C19 grey sandstone ashlar

plain tile roofs.

C19 work is in a late C14 Gothic style.

Louvred 2-light belfry openings with panelled tracery, moulded reveals, and hoodmoulds with carved stops

diamond-leaded overlight windows to second stage with trefoil heads and hood- mould with carved stops

possibly re-set C15 west window with 3 quatrefoil- headed lights, panelled tracery, moulded reveals and hoodmould with carved stops.

Nave: C12, extended to west and eaves raised in 1885.

South side: 2 square-headed windows to right, each with 3 trefoil-headed lights, moulded reveals, and returned hoodmould with carved stops, right- hand one late C14 and left-hand one C19.

C17 porch restored in circa 1885 with plinth, moulded corbels, parapeted gable, moulded imposts to round arch with "F B:W/ 1678" in central voussoir, two C19 boarded doors, and 3-light double-chamfered mullion C19 side windows.

North side: C12 round-arched window to left and C19 square-headed window to right with 3 trefoil-headed lights, moulded reveals, and hoodmould with carved stops

central doorway with late C11 carved tympanum depicting a dragon, and C19 boarded door.

Chancel: C12, eaves raised and north and east walls rebuilt in 1885 Moulded corbels, coped parapeted gable end to east with cross at apex.

South side: C12 round-arched window to right and C19 square-headed window to left with 3 trefoil-headed lights, moulded reveals, and hoodmould with carved stops

east window with 3 cinquefoil-headed lights, panelled tracery, moulded reveals, and hoodmould with carved stops.

Interior: C19 six-bay nave roof and 2-bay chancel roofs consisting of shaped brackets with carved angels and shields, arch-braced collars with billet decorations to upper edge, pairs of moulded purlins, pierced ashlar frieze with billet decoration

restored C12 chancel arch with carved imposts and hoodmould

C19 moulded arch to north organ chamber with hoodmould and carved stops

C19 moulded- arched north doorway to vestry with boarded door and hoodmould with carved stops

aumbry in south wall has C17 door with pierced tracery and lozenge decoration

octagonal wooden pulpit with traceried panels

octagonal stone font with trefoil-headed panelled stems and quatrefoil-panelled bowl

There is reported to be a brass in the chancel to "John Stainier Gent Steward to ye Right Honoble Francis Earle of Bradford", who died in 1691, and other members of the family, but it was not located at time of resurvey.

There is a series of C18 and early C19 memorial tables.

Mid-C19 font formerly in the church is said to have been removed to the Church of St John the Baptist, Stapleton, Condover C.P. (q.v.) in late C19.