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Saint Mawnan

Saint Mawnan

Mawnan

Cornwall

Parish church, C13 chancel, C14 tower foundation, otherwise rebuilt

Architectural Features

extended in the C15

The chancel is partly C13 (at least the south wall)

The tower base is probably C14 but largely rebuilt or heightened with granite ashlar in the C15.

The north aisle is largely C15 and still has its original windows and carved wallplate of former C15 waggon roof.

Apart from this wallplate, the roofs were replaced in the C15.

Exterior: C15 2-stage west tower has steep 4-centred arched west doorway and C15 window with C19 Perpendicular style tracery over.

North aisle has C19 pointed arched doorway and C15 windows.

Set into this wall is a medieval crosshead.

South wall of chancel has C13 lancet window.

Interior: C13 features: the foil-headed piscina with hoodmould with carved head stops in south wall of chancel

carved head at the west end of the north aisle.

C14 features: pointed tower arch on moulded imposts

C15 features

There are sections of C15 carved wallplate in the north aisle.

Fittings: C15 octagonal granite font

C15 fragment of base of former rood screen with original paint, attached to west end of north aisle

there is another fragment behind the pulpit.

At the west end of the north wall are 2 strips of wood inscribed: Gilbertus Randall fecit Anno DNI: 1684.

There is some C19 coloured glass in the east chancel window Monuments: C13 coffin slab with floriated cross set into floor near the front

marble wall monument on south wall to Mary, only daughter of the Rev John Rogers, Rector of this parish, died 1827 aged 36, erected by her husband.