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Cottam Holy Trinity

Official Listing Description

The following are listed:

The Church
The font (now outside the church)

Church

Chapel-of-Ease. C12, C16, restored 1869 and 1890. Coursed rubble and dressed stone with ashlar quoins and dressings. Slate roof. Nave and chancel under continuous roof, south porch, 4 bays. Chamfered plinth, coped east gable with cross. South side has to east, single setback buttress, 2 setoffs. To west, 2 restored cusped head double lancets with chamfered reveals and coved mullions. To their right, a pair of restored trefoil headed double lancets with chamfered reveals and coved mullions. To right again, single C13 lancet in chamfered reveal. West gable has central C19 double lancet with coved reveal. Above, gabled ashlar single bellcote, 1890, with corbelled base and round headed opening. Windowless north side has to east a setback buttress of 4 setoffs, and to west a C19 buttress, brick and dressed stone. East end has single C19 triple lancet with chamfered mullions and reveal. South porch has chamfered plinth and chamfered pointed arched doorway. Above, shouldered coped gable. Inner south doorway, C12, 2 orders, has deep zigzag, dogtooth band and square scallop capitals. Outer order has roll- moulded head and colonettes with square scallop capitals with wavy bands. Aisleless interior has restored C16 king post roof with arch braces and struts to clasp purlins. 2 tie beams have Classical mouldings. Fittings include font with C19 octagonal base and stem carrying C16 octagonal bowl with panels of Arms, and C18 timber cover with turned knob. Canted traceried timber pulpit on stone base. Plain softwood lectern on turned stem. Late C19 framed benches. East end has plain reading desk, panelled Communion Table and chair, 1934. Monuments include metal plaques inscribed "I am with you alway", "Even unto the end" and "Do this in remembrance of Me". Plaster plaque inscribed "7 2 7 B S 1794". Classical style marble and slate war memorial, 1918. Brass, 1948.

Listing NGR: SK8182580071

Font

Font bowl. C14. Ashlar. Octagonal. Carried on octagonal stem, with base inscribed 'Ancient font presented to Church by Archbishop .....', '1918', and with Vicar and Churchwardens' names. Included for group value only.

Listing NGR: SK8183880067