Monument record MWX506 - Holy Trinity Church, Fleet

The remains of the former parish church, now a mortuary chapel. The church was damaged by a storm in 1824. In 1827, the chancel was repaired and the nave demolished. It was replaced by the Church of the Holy Trinity in 1829.

The former parish church of the Holy Trinity at East Fleet is now a mortuary chapel. The walls are of local rubble stone with freestone dressings and stone slate roofs. The chancel is of Medieval date with a 17th or 18th century east window; the side walls each have the blocked opening of a former window with a four-centred head. The church was damaged and partly destroyed by a gale in 1824; in 1827 the chancel was repaired and enclosed by a new west wall. The remainder of the church was demolished and replaced by a new church, 540 yards to the south east. Three brass inscriptions dedicated to the Mohun family and dated 1603, 1612 and 1711-2 are visible on the inner walls of the church. <2-3>

Architecture as described. A plaque within the church states that Holy Trinity church belonged to the Priory of Christ Church, Dorset until the dissolution. <4>

No change. <5>

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1926-38 (Map). SWX1540.

Church (NR) (remains of) Mortuary Chapel

<2> Shipp, W, and Hodson, J W (eds), 1863, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. 3rd edition. Volume 2, 743 (Monograph). SWX1269.

<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West) (Monograph). SDO97.

<4> Swatridge, G C, Various, Field Investigators Comments GCS, F1 GCS 11-AUG-54 (Unpublished document). SWX1169.

<5> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F2 JGB 24-APR-80 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 452789 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

May 2 2023 12:28PM