Spot the Head
Eleven human heads, two angels, two animals, and countless acanthus leaves look down from the base of various arches in and outside Holy Trinity. Put it another way: 4 crowned kings, 4 mitred bishops, 2 laymen, 1 woman, 1 monkey, and 1 spaniel (or is it a rabbit?) have spent the last 167 years gazing – rather gloomily for the most part – onto the worshippers and grave stones of Holy Trinity. It’s possible some of the exterior acanthus leaves replace heads that crumbled away: we have no records of who carved these fine, sharply characterised faces or whether they are portraits.
Outside: 7 (including porch)
Inside: 6
= 11 human heads + 2 animal heads + 2 angels = 15 carvings with faces
carving-1:
chancel right
carving-2: chancel left
carving-3: chancel
angel left
carving-4: chancel angel right
carving-5:
sanctuary left
carving-6: sanctuary right
carving-7: east
window arch
carving-8: by organ
carving-9: Acanthus north
wall
carving-10: Acanthus north wall wider shot
carving-11:
external south wall
Carving-12: external south wall
carving-13:
porch right
Carving-14: porch left
carving-15: external
east wall left
carving-16: external east wall right
Carving 17 External west wall – one head
carving-1: chancel right Chancel arch.
carving-2: chancel right. King
3 & 4 are angels on either side of the chancel
Left hand angel. Praise ye the Lord
Right hand angel. Alleluia
Carving 5 Chancel/Altar, left. Young king
Carving-6: sanctuary right Possibly a cleric and wearing a bishop’s crown?
Carving-8: by organ Weeping at the Passion
Carving-11: external south wall. Cleric
Carving-12: external south wall. Man or monkey?
Carving-13: porch right. Cleric
Carving-14: porch left. King
Carving-15:
external east wall left. King
Carving-16: external east wall right. Queen