The CURATES's phone number's last 6 digits = AB09CD and the cache is hidden at :
N52 12.(D)(C)(C)
E001 01.(A)(C)(B-C)
The church was completed in 1843 upon land which was given by local farmer and landowner Charles Rayner Freeman. The driving force behind the creation of the church itself was the Revd A. G. H. Hollingsworth, the Vicar of Stowmarket, within whose parish the then hamlet of Stowupland was situated, and his grave is marked by the large cross in the foreground of the above image.
In a county which teems with grand mediaeval churches, this little building is probably very near the bottom of the list for architectural merit ! It was built at the end of an "in-between" time in architectural fashion, when there was little desire for beautiful architecture, although people wanted the buildings to look more or less like churches, so they were given "Gothick" windows and maybe also towers and spires.
It is built of local Woolpit brick, and is a product of the closing years of this "Gothick" period, so it has a broad nave, with a gallery at the back, no real chancel, and little more than a glorified recess for the sanctuary. The windows have simple pointed arches, resembling the Early English style of Gothic architecture (originally used c.1190-1280), yet bearing very little comparison to the 'real thing'!
Holy Trinity Church is interesting because it is a reasonably unspoilt example of a church of this period and is therefore quite a rare period-piece. The interior of the church can easily be imagined as it was in the mid 19th century, with its plain open benches, twelve glass shrouded paraffin lamps rising from brackets on the walls, and a crimson altar cloth.
If nearby parking is not possible, a waypoint for parking at Stowupland Village Hall is shown below.
The above image and most of the text is from Simon Knott's excellent website www.suffolkchurches.co.uk, with grateful thanks.
If anyone would like to expand this Church Micro numbered series please do. Please contact sadexploration via www.geocaching.com, so that he can keep track of the church numbers and names to avoid duplication.