Church of the Holy Trinity, Matfen
Description: Church of the Holy Trinity
Grade: II
Date Listed: 28 April 1969
English Heritage Building ID: 238664
OS Grid Reference: NZ0305871755
OS Grid Coordinates: 403058, 571755
Latitude/Longitude: 55.0403, -1.9537
Location: 2 E Close, Matfen, Northumberland NE20 0RB
Locality: Matfen
Local Authority: Northumberland
County: Northumberland
Country: England
Postcode: NE20 0RB
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Listing Text
MATFEN MATFEN
NZ 07 SW
14/181 Church of the
28.4.69 Holy Trinity
GV II
Parish church. 1841-2, tower and spire added 1853-4. By and for Sir Edward
Blackett. Ashlar with Welsh slate roof. Early English style.
West tower and spire, nave, chancel and vestry.
West doorway has studded door with decorative ironwork in surround with 2
orders of columns. 3-stage tower with angle buttresses, lancets on 1st floor
and triple, shafted lancets on 2nd floor, the outer lights blind. Tall broach
spire with lucarnes and elaborate vane. South side of tower has outside stone
stairs, with solid stone balustrade, leading to bell-ringers' chamber.
4-bay nave has lancets with double-chamfered surrounds set in shallow recesses
with close-set moulded brackets below the eaves. Buttreses between windows.
Rose window in east gable.
Small 2-bay chancel has priest's door with shouldered lintel; lancet windows.
East window of three stepped lancets.
Gabled roof with overlapping coping.
Interior: set in chancel wall, four C17 alabaster Baroque panels showing
scenes from the nativity; said to be Dutch and of very high quality.
Naturalistic wood eagle lectern. Gothic wood pulpit and brass communion rail.
Northumberland Record Office (34) ZBL 265.
Listing NGR: NZ0305871755
Source: English Heritage
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