点评:A chance find while staying in Long Melford. We visited on a sunny Monday morning and on entry were met by two members of the congregation who gave us a brief overview of this lovely parish church. Constructed in the late 15th Century, likely from profits from Suffolk’s wool trade, and with an early 18th Century tower, Holy Trinity is impressive. It retains eight magnificent medieval stained glass windows, among them a tiny gem of colour showing three hares whose ears are intertwined to form, as some believe, a representation of the Trinity. There are wonderful marble and alabaster funerary monuments, an extraordinary assemblage of church brasses, and some lovely painted walls and ceilings. A prayer for the souls of the church builder, something not often found on the exterior of parish churches, is carved into a long band of stone under the eaves. A donation (tap and pay) is much appreciated, there is a small gift shop onsite, and apparently one can even arrange refreshments to precede or follow a tour (contact the events coordinator). Expect to spend at least an hour.
翻译:在朗梅尔福德逗留期间偶然发现了它。我们在一个阳光明媚的星期一早上参观了教堂,一进门就有两位教友接待了我们,他们向我们简要介绍了这座可爱的教区教堂。圣三一教堂建于 15 世纪晚期,很可能是用萨福克郡羊毛贸易的利润建造的,教堂还拥有一座 18 世纪早期的塔楼,令人印象深刻。教堂保留了八扇华丽的中世纪彩色玻璃窗,其中一扇小小的彩色玻璃窗上画着三只野兔,它们的耳朵交织在一起,有些人认为这象征着三位一体。教堂里有精美的大理石和雪花石膏墓碑、精美的教堂黄铜制品以及一些精美的彩绘墙壁和天花板。在屋檐下的一长条石带上雕刻着一段为教堂建造者灵魂祈祷的祷文,这在教区教堂的外部并不常见。欢迎捐款(点击支付)。现场设有小型礼品店,甚至还可以安排在参观前后提供茶点(请联系活动协调员)。预计参观时间至少为一小时。