The Triangular Lodge, Northamptonshire, celebrates its Catholic builder and the Holy Trinity
Show me a finer and more beautiful building in the world – no exaggeration or fancy talk! – than the Triangular Lodge at Rushton in Northamptonshire. It was exquisitely crafted between 1594 and 1596 at the behest of a devout Catholic convert, Thomas Tresham (father of one of the Gunpowder plotters), who created it as a testament to his faith. This little building was erected at a time when to be a Catholic was punishable by imprisonment – even death. It was nevertheless coursed through with symbols of the Holy Trinity, including the all-important-in-this-case family emblem of the trefoil as in Tres-(h)am – ‘I am three’. The triangular form of the little building itself is decorated with an abundance of triangles as decorations. These, though, are not merely Catholic conceits; rather it is the glory of God that trumpets forth from the walls. Most delightfully, this is in fact a...
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