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St Manarck and St Dunstan

St Manarck And St Dunstan

Lanreath

Cornwall

Parish Church of Norman origins.

Architectural Features

Evidence of part rebuilding of north wall of nave circa C15 indicated in north-west corner of north transept.

West tower circa early C15 and south aisle added circa late C15.

South porch circa C16.

Interior: 5-bay arcade to south aisle with type A (Pevsner) granite piers with tall moulded bases and carved engaged octagonal capitals.

Bench ends to east benches on south aisle circa early C17.

At east end of nave in crossing, 2 oak stalls, decorated with heraldic shields of Gryles and Beres families and with carved bearded heads circa C16.

Chancel choir stalls with similar heraldic shields and figures with renaissance type foliage and fleurs de lis.

Rood screen restored by T R Kitsell in 1905.

Open Perpendicular tracery of 4 lights per bay on panelled carved base.

Remains of painted figures of saints, c1520 (Pevsner) in south aisle.

Top decorated with carved foliage with renewed coping.

Rood screen stairs in north transept east wall.

Norman carved font of Catacleuse stone.

Carved oak cover, C17.

Octagonal and decorated with carved renaissance stylised foliage.

Monuments

on south wall of chancel monument to Charles Gryles died 1611 and wife and eight sons and daughters.

Erected by John Gryles in 1623.

Kneeling figures of Charles Gryles and wife above flanking inscription and heraldic arms.

Monument on south wall of Lady Chapel above south door.

In memory of John Gryles, died 1649 and Lady Grace his wide, died 1653.

Erected in 1666 and repaired in 1794.

Painted Royal arms, 1660 CR.

On board on north wall of nave painted board with Prince of Wales feathers and inscription 16 35 ich dien C P. Glass in chancel north window erected in 1884 in memory of Rector Richard Buller.

Font recorded in F A Paley Illustrations of Baptismal Fonts 1844.