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Saint Budock

Budock Water

Cornwall

Parts of chancel and south transept C13, otherwise C15, restored in the late C19.

Architectural Features

Plan: C13 chancel (parts of east and south walls) and south transept

C15 nave, west tower, north aisle and south porch.

Exterior: Complete C15 3-stage embattled and pinnacled west tower with weathered diagonal corner buttresses, steep 4-centred arched west doorway, 3-light Perpendicular window over doorway and similar traceried 2-light window to upper stage.

Church has C15 doors and C15 outer frames of windows with mullions and tracery replaced in the C19.

C13 lancet opening in the south wall of the chancel and another in the east wall of the south transept.

C13 responds with engaged shafts to south transept arch with C15 chamfered pointed arch over

C13 piscina to south wall of chancel and another to south wall of nave

C15 4-centred arched arcade with fillets between 4 engaged shafts to the monolithic piers, between nave and north aisle.

Fittings: Late medieval carved base of oak rood screen with original painted panels with old paint (upper part restored in the C20).

2 late medieval carved oak bench ends

Probably C20 granite front and C20 pulpit.

Memorial windows include east chancel window to Robert John Kinsman, Esq. and Susanna his wife, dated 1855

Monuments: Brass (chancel floor) to John Killigrew, died 1567, the first captain of Pendennis Castle, and Elizabeth (Trewinnard), his wife

tombstone and alabaster wall monument to Sir John Killigrew of Arwenack, Knight, 26th year in reign of Elizabeth, second captain of Pendennis Fort.