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St Michael

St Michael

Landrake

Cornwall

Some C13 masonry remaining, late C14, with mid C15 and later C15 additions and alterations

Architectural Features

Slate roofs with crested ridge tiles.

Plan: Nave and chancel in one, largely appear to be of late C14 to early C15

West tower probably of mid C15, with later C15 north arcade and north aisle and north porch

Chancel east end has plinth and 3-light C15 window with steep 4-centerd arch, cusped lights and upper tracery with hood mould.

The inner doorway has a chamfered pointed arch, with colonnettes to sides, probably C13.

String course to parapet has mask gargoyles, battlements partially rebuilt in C19 with granite coping, pinnacles with crocketed obelisk finials, weathervane.

End bay to east has doorway with hollow-chamfered Tudor arch, plain C19 door with strap hinges.

The upper part of the chancel arch is formed by part of the C19 roof structure, supported by a C15 shaft to each side with ring capitals and mask corbels.

Aisle has 11-bay wagon roof, of C15, much restored in C19, with moulded ribs and purlins.

Fittings: C12 font in nave, of Altarnun type, in granite, a square bowl on octagonal shaft, with corner faces and large rosettes in circles.

C19 stone pulpit in nave and C19 marble reredos in chancel.

Slate hatchment in transept recording Sir Robert Geffery's will of 1705.

Monuments in nave: slate plate with shouldered nowy head, trumpeting angel, skull and crossed bones, to Richard Colethe (?) 1738

In chancel: set in aumbry a brass to Edward Coutney, Lord of Wotton in Landrake, 1509

fine pair of slate monuments, both of 1607, to Nicholas Mylls and his wife, with carved figures in relief and strapwork

marble monument on slate ground, to John Littleton, 1847

In transept: slate tablet to Elizebeth Rowe, 1670

fine slate tablet with shouldered nowy head and carved leaves, to Thomas Rowe, 1713.

slate tablet with carved urn, to Samson Rendle, 1821

slate tablet with pedimental top and carved figure of death with hourglass and scythe, primitive Corinthian pilasters, apron with skull and crossed bones, to Daniell Truscott, 1751.

Glass: chancel east window has stained glass of 1866

chancel south window with stained glass of 1887.

Other windows with C20 stained glass or lattice glazed.