Wysall Holy Trinity

The reredos

Reredos

The stone reredos has seven-bay blind arcading. A brass plaque on the side of the wooden gradine reads:

 

Screen

Looking into the chancel, showing the screen

Detail of the screen

Detail of the screen

Holes in the screen

The chancel, of the Decorated period, is separated from the nave by a good contemporary screen. There are a few small holes in the screen, the purpose of which is unknown.

Misericord seats

Misericords on the north section of the screen

Misericords on the south section of the screen

Behind the screen are four carved misericord seats, two of which appear to be original, the other two are crude representations of the original.

Piscina

An unusual carved piscina is located beneath the South Chancel window.

Aumbry

Located at the east end of the south chancel wall.

Hanging Light

A small three-light branch candlestick of brass is hung from the ceiling and is inscribed:

Font

The 13th century font is a plain bowl standing on a central shaft with four smaller shafts around.

 

 

Pulpit

The panelled pulpit, circa 1400, was discarded in the restoration of 1872/3 but happily reinstated in 1909. When cleaned it was found to have had painted figures on the panels but they could not be preserved.

In 1915 J C Cox records it as “the only pre-reformation pulpit extant in Nottinghamshire”.

Charity Board

A board mounted on the north wall of the church reads:

Benches

There are a few old benches at the West end of the church, probably of the same period as the ladder.

Readers Desk

A brass plaque on the desk reads:

Tower Ladder

There is no staircase, access to the tower being by a very long ladder, thought to be of the 14th Century.