South chapel window depicting the supper at Emmaus, a fantastic example of Arts & Crafts glass by Mary Lowndes of Fulham, 1907.
Sutton Coldfield’s historical parish church of Holy Trinity experienced extensive been on my ‘to do’ listing, possessing failed to obtain entry on my very last go to a couple of decades back. I might been in a position to enjoy it’s purple sandstone exterior, with it truly is mixture of 15th century and Victorian elements, but it is really internal appearance and contents mostly remained a secret to me, until finally now.
I was very impressed by the inside with it is prosperous jumble of furnishings and painted ceilings, a authentic gem with loads of interest. The church by itself is pretty restored (the outer north aisle is a Victorian extension), and the arcades are all curiously rounded from mid 16th century and later rebuildings and expose galleries in the aisles. It all seemed pretty gloomy with so substantially crimson stone and dark woodwork, but C.E.Bateman’s early 20th century ceiling decoration (nave, chancel and north chapel) is stunning and does a great deal to cheer up an or else sombre interior. There is some high-quality post-Reformation woodwork in the chancel screens and stalls, considerably possessing been ejected from Worcester Cathedral in the course of Scott’s restoration.
There is some excellent glass, the east window is incredibly fruity 1850s by Gibbs, but my favourite glass was the high-quality 1907 Supper at Emmaus by Mary Lowndes, alongside with the Yoxall & Whitford home windows close by in the south chapel. There are some appealing monuments, a number of great tablets, a huge Baroque piece with busts and the tomb and effigy of Bishop Vesey, supposedly the initial 1550s figure but looking so comprehensively renewed I was certain it was a fashionable pastiche (Pevsner attributes as well a lot tlc!). There is also a fine Norman font, originally in close by Nether Whitacre church prior to it truly is rebuilding.
I had listened to fantastic issues about this church just after my first tried pay a visit to, so following concluding my business enterprise in neighbouring Streetly I came straight right here. It is unfortunately however typically kept locked, so I tried inquiring at the parish centre opposite, and just after an originally marginally lukewarm reception (most likely extra warning would have aided) a lady kindly made available to open up up for me. I mentioned I was eager to see the church and it’s furnishings as they are, acquiring heard about designs for a main reordering, nevertheless owing to the large expenses included this was dismissed as getting some way off, probably 5 or so years, so no concrete options just however.
Posted by Aidan McRae Thomson on 2012-05-25 18:00:24
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