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St Meubred

Cardinham

Cornwall

Slate roofs with ridge tiles, crested ridge tiles on nave and chancel, with raised coped verges in granite and cross finials to east.

Architectural Features

C15 wagon roof with carved principals, wall-plates and bosses, one central boss replaced and inscribed Thos.

4-centred arched west doorway with roll-mouldings and recessed spandrels with carved leaves, C19 door with cover strips and studs

the cill of the window has panel with carved granite quatrefoils and stars and central shield

each side of the door jamsb have large similar carved panel.

North and south aisles have C15 wagon roof with carved ribs, bosses and wall-plates.

Chancel has triple sedilia with carved latin lettering, trefoil-arched piscina and 4-centred arched aumbry.

Tomb recess with chamfered 4-centred arch and colonnettes to sides, with trefoil moulded niche over and carved granite ledger stone.

Fittings: stone font in south aisle, a square bowl with blank arcade to sides, carved with trefoils and stars.

C17 stocks in porch.

Nave and aisles have benches with C15 carved bench ends.

C19 wooden pulpit in nave.

North aisle has carved C17 wooden sideboard, with panels of the Coronation of the Virgin and saints, given in 1967 from Carblake, Cardinham.

Over the north door, a letter of thanks from Charles I at Sudely Castle, 1643, oil on board with nowy head.

C18 stone baluster font with lid in north aisle, and a stone carved with 2 crosses.

In north aisle, a fine plaster coat of arms, of Charles II, 1661, very well modelled, with no paint.

Monuments in chancel : brass to Thomas Awmarle, Rector, circa 1400.

erected by Dennys Glynn, 1699

remains of slate tablet to William Glynn, C17

marble monument on slate ground, to Thomas Grylls, 1845

marble monument on slate ground, to John Bate, 1856.

In north aisle, 3 slate ledgers, on dated 1608