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St Michael

St Michael

Michaelstow

Cornwall

Possibly C13 origins enlarged in C15.

Architectural Features

Plan: Nave and chancel possibly with C13 origins with 4 bay north aisle

5-bay south aisle added in C15.

Circa C15 south porch and west tower.

C19 tracery in south aisle, simple 3-light Perpendicular tracery in chancel window and circa C15 3-light Perpendicular window with cusped heads at east end of north aisle.

3 C15 Perpendicular windows in north aisle and blocked 4-centred moulded arch to north door.

South porch has 2-centred hollow chamfered arch with sundial of 1684, C15 waggon roof and moulded basket arch of Catacleuse stone with hollow chamfer and carved with floral motifs.

Unceiled C15 waggon roofs in nave and north and south aisles with carved ribs and wall plate partly restored.

Particularly high quality carving in north aisle with evidence of pendants at east end.

5-bay arcade to south aisle and 4-bay arcade to north aisle with granite type A (Pevsner) piers, moulded bases, moulded 4-centred arches and carved capitals of Caenstone and Polyphant stone.

Piscina and credence in chancel, circa C15 font and Royal Arms dated 1727, painted on timber board.

Circa C15 bench ends rescued from Church of St Tudius, St Tudy.

Bell dated 1550.

C17 memorials.