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Egloshayle Church

Egloshayle

Cornwall

Norman origins with Norman font extant although the Church was largey rebuilt in the C15.

Architectural Features

In circa C15 a 6-bay south aisle was added and possibly, slightly later a south porch which was rebuilt in the C19.

West door has a pointed catacleuse stone arch with carved jambs decorated with ascending and descending serpents.

On the labels are carved 3 hearts banded together by a ribbon and inscribed 'Lovybound': C19 3-light Perpendicular west window and circa C15 3-light belfry openings with slate fenestration.

The north wall of the nave is lit by two 2-light circa early C14 windows which flank the north door.

Circa C15 3- light windows with cusped heads to north transept, the north window much restored and with the earlier relieving arch above indicating that the opening was enlarged in the C15.

5-light circa C19 east window and Perpendicular circa C15 east window to south aisle.

South aisle with C15 4-light Perpendicular windows carved with diagonal stops on the inside.

Gabled south porch appears to have been rebuilt in the C19, the entrance with 2 circa C15 jambs reset and the C15 waggon roof reused.

Circa C15 4-centred arch to south door with hollow chamfer and ogee headed empty niche above.

C19 arch braced roof to nave, chancel and north transept and C15 fine waggon roof to south aisle with carved ribs and bosses and carved corbelled angels decorating the carved wall plate.

Circa C15 octagonal pulpit of Caen stone with remains of earlier colouring on west and east sides.

Probably Norman font restored in the C19

Norman square bowl decorated with arcade of blind arches on four faces.

Memorials: Slate memorial to the Kestell family in the west tower with heraldic arms carved in shallow relief.

Several C19 memorials to the Molesworth family including memorial to Arscott Ourry Molesworth by Richard Westmacott, R.A. and monument to Dame Barbara Molesworth, 1735.

Glass in east chancel window by G. Cruttwell and T. Hamilton, 1930.