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St Mellanus

St Mellanus

Mullion

Cornwall

Parish Church, C15 nave, north and south aisles, porch and chancel.

Architectural Features

Tower circa 1512, erected by Robert Luddra.

Portion of south wall of south aisle rebuilt in 1691 (date stone).

Wall between door and porch rebuilt in 1691.

Above this, immediately under the string course is a carved panel representing the crucifixion.

Carved figures with shields at base of ribs to waggon roof in chancel with gilded central boss.

Furnishings: Complete oak benches of about 1530 with moulded top rails and very fine carved bench ends with both Gothic and Renaissance elements.

The pulpit incorporates two earlier carved panels and was dedicated in 1966.

Oak rood screen dividing the east end, continues across the nave and aisles and incorporates a fragment of the C15 sole plate.

Font, possibly C15 (Pevsner suggests C13).

Hatchment of Erisey family over south door.

Wall paintings on south wall of south aisle by Samuel Triggs, Churchwarden, 1729.

One has been partly blocked by the rood screen.

Glass: East window filled with C16 glass found under the floor of the chancel in 1840 by Revd.