Holy Trinity, Ilfracombe
Holy Trinity, Ilfracombe
Holy Trinity on Church Hill is the Grade I Church of England parish church of Ilfracombe, North Devon, in the Diocese of Exeter.
- Location
- Ilfracombe, Devon
- Country
- England
- County
- Devon
- City / town
- Ilfracombe
- Address
- Church Hill, Ilfracombe, Devon, EX34 8EE
- Postcode
- EX34 8EE
- Built
- C13 tower and masonry; nave lengthened and aisles added c.1321; aisles widened C15; restored 1861–64; vestry 1894
- Architect
- John Hayward (1861–64 restoration); Henry Wilson (vestry, 1894)
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- Holy Trinity
- Diocese
- Exeter
- Parish
- Ilfracombe
- Grade
- I
- Style
- Medieval, with Victorian restoration and Arts and Crafts vestry
- Materials
- Random rubble slate walls, some rendered; limestone dressings; Welsh slate roof
- Grid reference
- SS 514 473
- Opening hours
- The church is open to visitors every day between 9am and 4pm, sometimes later.
- Access
- Level access to the main areas
Overview
Historic England lists the Parish Church of Holy Trinity (NHLE 1208207, listed 15 June 1951). The listing records a transeptal tower and other masonry of the thirteenth century; enlargement around 1321 by order of Bishop Stapledon, lengthening the nave and adding aisles; fifteenth-century widening of the aisles and a north chancel aisle; restoration by John Hayward in 1861–64; and a vestry of 1894 by Henry Wilson. Walls are mostly random rubble slate, some rendered, with limestone dressings and a Welsh slate roof. Wagon roofs are a particular feature; those over the chancel were substantially renewed by Fellowes Prynne in 1899. A sundial of 1788 sits over the porch. The church has stood on Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register in recent years while roof repairs were carried out.