St Briocus

Mainly roughly coursed polyphant with granite to C15 windows and tower (large blocks)

graded slate roofs with ornamental tile cresting, stepped coped verges and C19 Celtic cross to gable end of chancel.

Tower: Circa 1480 in 3 stages with moulded plinth, chamfered string courses and set-back buttresses.

Small stone crosses to each pinnacle except north-west replaced by brass weather- cock.

South aisle: West wall has C19 two-light Decorated style window in C14 internal splay.

Re-set C12 corbel of devil or cat at south-west corner.

Three 3-light C15 windows with panel tracery and hoodmoulds to south and contemporary gabled porch in west bay.

This has moulded 4-centred outer arch with carved decoration to imposts.

Slate sundial above with date "1686" and initials of churchwardens inscribed.

North aisle: Three square-headed C15 windows of triple cinquefoil-headed lights with labels to north wall which has pointed single-chamfered doorway to far right.

Projection for staircase of rood screen immediately to west of east window.

East wall has 3-light C15 windows with panel tracery and hoodmould

C14 broad cusped lancet to west wall.

Chancel: South side has C13 paired lancets with segmental relieving arch.

C13 east buttresses.

Interior: Ceiled waggon roof to nave and chancel with bosses at intersections, gilded to chancel which comprises C13 sanctuary and east bay of nave arcade.

Nave arcades in 4 bays: C15 with granite moulded segmental arches on clustered columns with moulded capitals and bases, practically identical to those at Church of St Michael, Lawhitton (qv).

Doorways to staircase (surviving) and loft of former rood screen in north aisle.

C14 trefoil-headed piscina in south wall of chancel and square aumbry in north.

Apart from C12 octagonal Ventergen font, probably originally with carved heads to corners and still with carved leaf emblem to each cardinal face, fittings and furnishings are Cl9 and later.

Late C19 and early C20 stained glass in some windows including east window of south aisle in memory of William Pallexfen Bastard, Rector of Lezant Reproduction of C15 Felmish altar-piece at west end of north aisle.

Monuments: North aisle has three C18 and two C19 wall memorials.

South aisle has 2 early C19 wall memorials and wall memorial to Thomas Snell, Rector of Lezant to west of door: Ionic columns surmounted by obelisks flanking inscription panel with armorial device to top.

In south east corner an early C17 wall memorial of stiffly reclining lady holding skull with draped curtains behind

Corinthian columns supporting entablature with armorial device to centre and figures to corners: space for inscription panel beneath with grotesque head below.

Against east wall with slab of right return partly blocking piscina in south wall is early C17 slate altar tomb, said to be memorial to Thomas Trefusis , his wife, Mary and their children.

Armorial shields and strapwork decoration to slab against east wall and carved kneeling figures of Trefusis, wife and children with the decoration around border to right return.