St Newlyna

Late C14 - early C15, reroofed c.1846, and restored 1883 by J.P.Seddon.

Blue slate roofs with clay crested red ridge tiles.

North transept has early base to north and east walls, said to be late C12.

Nave, chancel and upper transept walls mid C13 without plinth.

South aisle added C15, with contemporary porch and west tower to nave.

Internal doorway C15, with trefoiled niche over.

North transept west window a C13 lancet, other windows all C15, generally 3-light panelled tracery, but 4-light to north transept and south chapel.

Barrel vaulted open rafter roof of C19 with carved bosses of C15 reused at purlin and ridge intersections.

Glass of 1896 in north-west window.

North transept, formerly the Cargoll Chapel under patronage of the bishopric of Exeter, has C15 open barrel vaulted roof with leaf carved principal rafters, purlins, collar purlins and wall plates.

Font C12.

Bodmin type limestone bowl on short column with spurred base, the bowl carved with intertwining 3-strand floral scrolls and 4 grotesque quadrupeds.

Four angel heads corbelled from rim, supported by C19 verde antico shafts.

Very fine, set across nave and aisle, 10 bays of panelled tracery with ribbed vaulting supporting an elaborately carved rood loft.

Similar screen between chancel and south aisle chapel, incorporating painted panels of original medieval screen.

C19 oak pulpit, octagonal, accessible from adapted former rood loft stair.

Pews to the east of the nave, a fine group of carved bench-ends with tracery and signs of Passion, and arms, those towards east of nave with crouching beast terminals, extended and completed in 1883.

Many of the pews in St Newlina have carved bench-end panels and some of them are topped with splendid heraldic beasts such as this one and [[[7531476]]] dating from the C15th or early C16th. Most of those benches that did not have mediaeval carving had good-quality Victorian carvings added in the C19th. These are probably the most interesting features of this church.

© Rob Farrow

Monuments.

Fine monument of 1691, white and grey marbles.

Also in chapel a helmet suspended over arch, formerly belonging to Sir John Arundell, who held Pendennis Castle for Charles I in 1646.

Large wood and plaster carved royal arms of Charles I within timber frame.

These royal arms are of Charles I who was born. 9th November 1600 and reigned from 27th March 1625 until his execution on 30th January 1649. It is a large wood and plaster representation within a timber frame. Notice that in the motto, Dieu et mon Droit, the N has been carved the wrong way round. (Correct in Honi & Pense in the garter motto though).

© Rob Farrow

In nave. a lantern cross head in grey killas stone, much eroded, but bearing crucifixion scene, and on back a seated figure of decapitated person, probably St. Newlyna.