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St Hugh of Lincoln

St Hugh Of Lincoln

Quethiock

Cornwall

Record is 1259 of rebuilding or enlargement and rededication to SS Peter and Paul.

Architectural Features

In 1288 after further rebuilding, church was dedicated to St Hugh.

Ordination of benefice 1346.

Possibly Norman cruciform church rebuilt in circa early to mid C14.

Base of tower possibly late C12.

Tracery of lower stage C13.

Tower strengthened with when belfry added, circa late C14.

North aisle circa C15.

Rev W Willimott, rector responsible for much of carving, painting and stained glass.

North aisle with 5 complete circa mid C15 Perpendicular granite windows of 3-lights beneath 4-centred arches with hoodmoulds.

Circa mid C15 3-light Perpendicular granite window beneath pointed relieving arch for circa C14 2-centred arched opening.

East window of south transept C15 tracery as on south aisle.

South transept roof partly replaced retaining Renaissance motifs with initials IHS and Tudor knots.

2- centred tower arch with mid C14 Decorated rerearch to west window.

South transept with mid C14 Decorated 2-centred arch with double hollow chamfer.

Furnishings mainly C19 with C19 pulpit.

6 well carved panels to chancel screen with depictions of crucifixion in relief.

Drawing of proposed C19 rood screen in north aisle.

Square font of Pentewan stone with chamfered corners and round bowl on later octagonal base.

Monuments

on north side of chancel to Obadiah Gossop, Rector of St Tudy died 1659.

Carved with relief of hand from Heaven with sickle.

Altar tomb of Hugh Vashmond, died 1599 erected by Hugh Vashmond of the younger 1607.

Well carved with inscription.

Brasses

to Roger Kyndgon 1395-1471.

On chancel floor by pulpit in front of south transept.

Documents held in Tower of London dated 1461 and 1484 record him as Yeoman of the Guard.

Other examples of crown keepers or Yeoman bearing crown on left shoulder include James Tornay, 1519 in Slapton, Bucks and Thomas None, 1567, Shottesbrooke, Berks.

Brass to Richard and Isabel Chiverton, engraved 1631.

chancel relaid in 1878-9 with Minton encaustic tiles and nave, aisle and transepts with Webb's Worcester tiles.

Stained glass by Rev William Willimott.

Early glass incorporated into east window of south transept.

Rev H. Haines A Manual of Monumental Brasses 1861 rp 1970 D. A. Henwood The Parish Church of Quethiock 1970 N. Pevsner and E. Radcliffe The Buildings of England.