The Chancel Screen is a memorial to members of the Household Cavalry who fell during the Great War and, like the Reredos and Altar Rail, was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. As in many churches the screen is decorative and merely denotes the divide between the chancel (altar area) and the nave (main church). It was dedicated on Sunday 16 October 1921 by the Bishop of Buckingham. The Screen, covered by a large Union Flag, was unveiled by Lt Col Lord Tweedmouth CMG DSO MVO, Royal Horse Guards, who also placed the Roll of Honour in a shrine below it.In the centre of the Screen is the figure of St Michael, beside the pulpit is St Eustace and on the other side, by the lectern, is St Oswald. All three saints are associated with the military. On the far side of the lectern is a kneeling figure (pictured) of a Household Cavalryman in his military cloak. The model for this figure was Squadron Corporal Major Robert Jessie Randell of the Life Guards.The Roll of Honour is a beautiful book which is now located in a case near the Household Division Chapel. It was produced under the direction of Sir Gilbert Scott, designed Sidney H Meteyard and executed by Kate M Eadie RMS The words by John Bunyan are on the decorative first page:My sword I give to him that shall succeed me in my pilgrimage, and my courage & skill to him that can get it. My marks and scars I carry with me to be a witness for me that I have fought his battles who now will be my rewarder.So he passed over and all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side.
If you know Holy Trinity well you'll be familiar with the single storey extension on the south side of the church. Although it functions as a single space the half at the front of the church was added first in the 1930s and is the Choir Vestry (where the choir robe before a service). The other half of the room was added in the 1980s and is called the Mountbatten Room (more on that another time).The present Choir Vestry replaced the original Choir Vestry which is a small, almost subterranean, room under the altar area of the church with narrow stone steps leading down in to it (now known as the Crypt). The choir at the time must have been delighted with the new vestry which is a huge improvement on, and great contrast to, its predecessor. A plaque inside reads:To the glory of God and to commemorate their long connection with Holy Trinity Church this choir vestry was most generously given by Sir William & Lady Carter and dedicated by the Right Reverend the Bishop of Buckingham on Sunday Feb 7th 1932A plaque underneath that readsSir William Carter died on 14th Oct 1932 and Lady Carter on 1st March 1935 their unselfish work for this church held in affectionate remembranceSir William Carter was for many years a Church Warden of Holy Trinity and was Mayor of Windsor thirteen times - serving throughout the First World War. He was knighted for his many years of public service in 1920.The Choir Vestry has four features that you may not have noticed on the outside of the window facing the college car park (and rather unfortunately overlooking the bin store!). The corbels are of an angel (representing Saint Matthew), a lion (representing Saint Mark), an ox (representing Saint Luke) and an eagle (representing Saint John). The four evangelists (gospel writers) are also depicted in the four windows of the Household Division Chapel.
This amazing picture is courtesy of Dawson Steeplejacks and was taken from inside the top of the spire. You can make out the top row of bells (there are eight in total) below. The bells are connected to the clock, the carillon and a single bell rope which hangs near the main door for a sidesperson to ring. The carillon was given in 1949 by the Household Cavalry Regiment in memory of those who fell in the Second World War. It is frequently rung at weddings and on special occasions. A single bell is sometimes rung to let the parish know a service is about to start (thirty three times—Christ’s age when He was crucified, rose and ascended) and at funerals (in groups of one for a child, two for a woman and three for a man).If you’ve walked past the church recently you will have noticed that the spire is netted at the moment. This is a preventative measure as the spire needs some significant work.
