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St Mawgan

St Mawgan

St. Mawgan

Cornwall

C13, with additions of early

Architectural Features

Slate roofs with crested ridge tiles and gable ends with raised coped verges to east.

The south aisle was begun circa early C15 and completed late C15, with late C15 south tower.

South porch probably originally of C15, substantially rebuilt in C19.

Gabled south porch has re-used 4-centred arched doorway with carved quatrefoils in the spandrels

C19 arched-brace roof with re-used C15 carved bosses.

4-centrd arched inner doorway with roll-moulding and similar carved spandrels, square hood mould, C19 double doors with good ironwork.

4-bay south arcade with Pevsner A-type piers and capitals carved with foliage

chancel has 2-bay south arcade with Pevsner A-type piers and capitals carved with fleur-de-lys

North wall of the chancel rebuilt in C19 with a shouldered arched doorway to the vestry, string course and aumbry, the wall at the north side and east end with a geometric design in polychromatic tiles.

Late C15 rood screen, open, with cusping and the top plate carved with foliage, 2 angels and a shield.

Fittings: Stone font in south aisle, probably C12

C20 benches with C15 carved bench ends, in the nave and aisle.

Pulpit of circa 1530, with carved wooden panels.

Good set of C19 chandeliers, including a brass Gothic corona lucis in the south aisle.

C17 slate shield of arms in the nave and the south aisle, with strapwork and ancient colour.

Hatchment in south aisle of 1828, with arms of the Willyams and Champion families.

Monuments in nave: slate monument with 2 figures carved in low relief and inscription around the border, to Henry Stephen G. and his wife, 1611 and 1630

slate monument with carved panels in low relief of foliage with hourglass, skull and crossed bones, to Thomas Coad, 1731

slate monument to Henry Beeston, 1801.

slate monument to Humphry Noye, 1679

marble monument on slate ground with urn, to John Willyams, 1800, by Isbell.

At the east end are 6 brasses set on the floor, with figures in secular dress and 2 priests, all of C16 except one priest of circa 1420.

In the tower a marble monument on slate ground with urn, to Richard Paul, 1803.