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St Colanus

St Colanus

Colan

Cornwall

C13, with additions of C14

Architectural Features

Slate roofs with crested ridge tiles and gable ends with raised coped verges and cross finials.

Plan: The nave and chancel in one, with lower roof level to the chancel and south transept of C13.

North aisle added in C15, with south porch and west tower.

The east range has early C15 2-light window with cusped lights and upper quatrefoil, 4-centred arch and hood mould.

The east end has 2-light C15 Perpendicular window.

The west end has C15 2-light window with cusped lights, square head and hoodmould.

C19 arched-brace roof with carved bosses.

Nave has wagon roof with C15 carved wall-plate, ribs and bosses, unceiled.

Chancel is ceiled with early C19 wagon roof with carved bosses.

The chancel has the base and lower part of C15 carved wooden rood screen

Fittings: Octagonal stone font in nave on octagonal stem with carved panels with quatrefoils.

C19 wooden benches in nave and aisle with C19 wooden pulpit in nave.

C17 chest in nave with carved panels and palmette frieze.

Monuments in nave: slate monument with low relief carved flowers and foliage, to William Glannel, 1726

in chancel a brass to John Cosowarth and his wife, with 8 children, 1575

In north aisle: slate monument with inset brass with figures of man and wife with children and shields of arms, to Francis Bluet, 1572 and his 22 children.

Glass: Stained glass of 1887, 1884 etc by Gibbs and Howard.