South chapel window depicting the supper at Emmaus, a wonderful illustration of Arts & Crafts glass by Mary Lowndes of Fulham, 1907.
Sutton Coldfield’s ancient parish church of Holy Trinity had lengthy been on my ‘to do’ listing, obtaining unsuccessful to attain entry on my last go to a pair of yrs back. I might been ready to delight in it’s crimson sandstone exterior, with it can be mixture of 15th century and Victorian components, but it is inside look and contents mostly remained a secret to me, till now.
I was really impressed by the interior with it really is wealthy jumble of furnishings and painted ceilings, a genuine gem with a great deal of desire. The church alone is fairly restored (the outer north aisle is a Victorian extension), and the arcades are all curiously rounded from mid 16th century and afterwards rebuildings and reveal galleries in the aisles. It all looked fairly gloomy with so considerably purple stone and dark woodwork, but C.E.Bateman’s early 20th century ceiling decoration (nave, chancel and north chapel) is attractive and does much to cheer up an if not sombre inside. There is some great article-Reformation woodwork in the chancel screens and stalls, much obtaining been ejected from Worcester Cathedral all through Scott’s restoration.
There is some excellent glass, the east window is quite fruity 1850s by Gibbs, but my favorite glass was the high-quality 1907 Supper at Emmaus by Mary Lowndes, along with the Yoxall & Whitford home windows nearby in the south chapel. There are some fascinating monuments, a number of fine tablets, a significant Baroque piece with busts and the tomb and effigy of Bishop Vesey, supposedly the primary 1550s figure but searching so extensively renewed I was persuaded it was a fashionable pastiche (Pevsner characteristics far too a great deal tlc!). There is also a good Norman font, at first in nearby Nether Whitacre church prior to it is rebuilding.
I had heard excellent factors about this church following my 1st attempted check out, so soon after concluding my company in neighbouring Streetly I arrived straight below. It is sad to say nonetheless normally stored locked, so I experimented with asking at the parish centre reverse, and immediately after an initially somewhat lukewarm reception (potentially a lot more warning would have helped) a woman kindly presented to open up up for me. I outlined I was eager to see the church and it really is furnishings as they are, owning heard about strategies for a key reordering, while owing to the massive prices included this was dismissed as currently being some way off, probably 5 or so yrs, so no concrete ideas just nonetheless.
Posted by Aidan McRae Thomson on 2012-05-25 18:00:08
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