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St Mary

St Mary

Sheviock

Cornwall

C13 tower, early C14 nave and chancel

Architectural Features

between 1350 and 1370, north and south transepts were built by Lady Emmeline Dawney and Sir Edward Courtney.

In late C15, the north transept was replaced by a north aisle with north porch.

Stone dressings in metamorphic stone of the C13

C14, granite in the C15 north aisle and porch, limestone in C19 restoration.

C19 slate roofs with crested ridge tiles and raised coped verges in limestone.

Early English style in C14 building

C19 building, C15 Perpendicular style.

To west a granite lancet set low, and small limestone carved head set above

east window has some stonework remaining from C14 window.

Second bay from west has gabled north porch of late C15, with raised coped verges and cross finial, 2-centred arched granite doorway with roll-moulding and recessed spandrels, flat head.

Inner doorway in granite, hollow-chamfered with 4-centred arch, carved leaves in spandrels and wave-moulded surround.

Aumbry to north with foliage- carved corbel.

Along the south wall, twin funeral recesses, plain tomb-chests with quatrefoil decoration, with a knight and a lady, supposed to be Lady Emmeline Dawney and Sir Edward Courtenay, c 1375

above the figures is a coving, and blank cusped arches.

The north aisle has 14-bay wagon roof of C15 with moulded ribs, 2 rows of purlins and ridge purlin, with carved bosses and wall-plate.

1375, on tomb-chest with quatrefoil decoration.

East end of aisle used as vestry/organ chamber, east window has nook shafts with carved caps.

Fittings: pews in nave and aisle and transept have carved bench ends, some of late C15 in Renaissance style, and some of C19 restoration.

Late C19 carved wooden pulpit in nave.

Circular stone bowl font in nave.

C16 stocks in north aisle.

2 slate hatchments in north aisle with the Creed and the Lord's Prayer.

C19 polychromatic tiles on chancel floor.

Monuments, all in north aisle: marble tablet on slate ground, with round head and urn, to John Wallis, 1780

East window of north lisle has fragment of mediaeval glass showing the head of the Virgin

south window of the chancel has fragment of mediaeval glass with the Courtenay coat-of-arms.

Rood stair lancel has lattice glazing probably of late C15.

Chancel east window with stained glass by Wailes to the designs of Street.