Holy Trinity Church, Holdgate

Holy Trinity is constructed in sandstone with tiled roofs. Its plan consists of a nave with a south porch, a chancel, and a west tower.[4] The tower is in two stages. On three sides of the lower stage are lancet windows. The upper stage contains bell openings on each side, and two string courses, each of which incorporates gargoyles. On the summit is a battlemented parapet with corner pinnacles.[2] The upper stage is Perpendicular in style.[3] In the south wall of the nave is a Norman round-arched doorway with capitals decorated with volutes and foliage. The arch is of three orders, the inner order being carved with beakheads, the middle order with a frieze of arches, and the outer order with zigzags. Above this is a hood mould carved with zigzags and pellets.[2][3] The windows are mostly Early English, although some of the lancets in the chancel appear to be later insertions.[3] In the south wall of the chancel is a sheela na gig, dating probably from the 12th century.[3][4]

In the north wall of the chancel is an aumbry, and in the south wall is a piscina. The pews are box pews, one of which has a desk dated 1707 attached to its back. Also in the church is a pair of Jacobean seats with carved canopies.[2] The circular Norman font is elaborately carved with rope moulding, a dragon, interlace, foliage, and medallions. In the church are royal arms of 1757. The stained glass in the east window, dating from about 1904, is by Herbert Bryans. In the south wall of the nave is a tomb recess dating from the 14th century. The monuments include brasses from the 17th and 18th centuries.[3] There is a ring of three bells, two dated 1657 and 1666 are by John Martin, and the other dated 1754 is by Abel Rudhall.[5]