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Saint Anthony

Manaccan

Cornwall

C12 font, S. transept

Architectural Features

parts of south wall possibly also C13 but remodelled in the C15 and the C19, tower and north aisle are C15.

Scantle slate roofs with many circa C17-18 hand made crested clay ridge tiles all with gable ends the one to south transept with dressed granite coping.

Probably a cruciform plan in the C12-C13 with porch added soon after.

West tower and north aisle are probably late C15.

Rood stair turret to north wall remodelled as a doorway probably in the C17.

3-stage C15 embattled

pinnacled west tower is complete and unaltered: 4-centred moulded west doorway with square hoodmould and flat relieving arch circa C17-C18 2- panel door, 3 light repaired Perpendicular window with coloured glass, over

By the south-west corner of the tower is the resited remains of a medieval holed cross head with a faced carved on one side.

North aisle has C15 granite Perpendicular windows, arched window at either end and sqaure headed to north wall, all with cinquefoil headed lights and all with hood moulds.

The 3-light east window also with tracery and coloured glass.

The turret has a circa early C17 Tudor arched doorway.

Chancel has 3-light Perpendicular east window with tracery and coloured glass.

South wall with 2 C19 buttresses has single light window between buttress with old jamb to one side and resited arch stone over, possibly a remodelling of an original C13 window.

The south transept probably remodelled in the C15 and partly rebuilt in the C19 has C19 3 light traceried granite window in early Perpendicular style to the south gable end.

The porch outer doorway has rubble jambs carrying a 2-centred chamfered freestone arch possibly C13 or resited.

The C15 moulded inner doorway is 4-centred almost basket arched.

Interior: Fine C15 waggon roofs over nave/chancel and north aisle with carved wallplates, ribs and purlins plastered between

Niche in north wall of chancel may be in original C13 window position.

Fittings: C15 round inscribed granite font with angel carvings.

Base of C12 font nearby.

Monuments: one to the west wall of the south transept to Humphry Millet Grylls of Bosahan, died 1834 aged 44.

Sited near the mouth of the beautiful Gillan Creek almost on the shoreline, this church has survived less altered than most since the C15 and the waggon roofs are particularly remarkable.