Holy Trinity Church is probably the oldest building in the Parish and is Grade I Listed. Built between 1150 and 1550 by the Abbot of Tavistock Abbey and cared for by Benedictine monks until Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries.
The stone structure standing today was rebuilt in the 15th century when the south aisle was added. There is a Norman font and a granite arcade between the nave and the south aisle. The solid granite pillars forming the arcade were transported from a quarry on Dartmoor. The wagon roof of the nave has numerous Tudor bosses, and on the south aisle 38 carved angels where the beams rest on the walls. Carvings of the Green Man can also be found.
The Tudor screen is a fine example of 15th century Devon craftsmen’s carving. Painted red, blue and gold of special interest are the carved pomegranates, a tribute to Catherine of Aragon when she married Henry VIII – they are the badge of the Kings of Grenada. The stone porch was added in the 16th century, shielding the original door from the weather and preserving the shot holes that are believed to be from Cromwellian muskets!
The architect John Haywood extensively restored the building in 1869 when the gallery at the west end was removed. The fine Jacobean altar rails were restored in 1930 and the altar inside the rails was brought from the Mission Church at South Molton Road in 1972.
The brass plaque war memorials on the north wall inside the church record the names of 13 men who died in World War I and 2 who died in World War II.
You are very welcome to visit Holy Trinity Church, it is unlocked from approximately 9am to sunset everyday. Tea and coffee is available it you want to make yourself a drink.
You do not need to enter the Church itself to find the Geocache but it is a lovely church to explore and you can record your visit in the Visitors Book.
The cache has been placed with the kind permission of the Church Warden.