Holy Trinity, Eckington, Worcestershire

Description

The church of the Holy Trinity is a building of stone, in the Norman and later styles, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles and a massive embattled western tower, with curious gurgoyles, and containing a clock and 6 bells: the erection of the north aisle has destroyed the uniformity of the building, but the interior retains a Norman arcade on the south side, a good Norman doorway with zigzag ornament, and one window of the same date: in the chancel is a handsome monument of stone, with kneeling effigies, to John Hanford esq. ob. 17 Aug. 1616, his wife and 13 children eight in front and five at the ends; there are also tablets to the Hanford family, 1766-1816; to Christianus Kenrick, 30 years vicar here, who died Oct. 28, 1711: and to Flock, his only son, d. 1746; besides several others to the Gilby, Checketts, Bick, Boulter and Capper families: there is a cylindrical Norman font: the church was thoroughly restored in 1886-7, at a cost of £1,010, and affords 300 sittings.

Church Records

The parish register dates from the year 1678.