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St Mewan

Trewoon

Cornwall

C12 origin

Architectural Features

largely rebuilt mid - late C15 and restored circa 1851 by G.E. Street.

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

Plan: Nave and chancel in one, possibly of C12 origin

much rebuilt in C15 with the addition of a north chancel aisle.

Mid C15 south aisle with south porch.

Late C15 west tower, built to two stages only.

The chancel has 3 light C15 east window with cusped lights and Perpendicular tracery, 4-centred arch and hood mould.

East end has 3-light C15 Perpendicular window with cusped lights, 4-centred arch and hood mould.

West end has similar 4-light C15 Perpendicular window, with Y tracery, 4- centred arch and hood mould.

East end has 3-light C15 Perpendicular window with cusped lights, 4-centred arch and hood mould.

West end has similar 4-light C15 Perpendicular window, with Y tracery, 4- centred arched and hood mould.

The east window in the chancel has C12 nook-shafts, probably re-used in the C19 restoration, with masks at the top of the shafts and a mask at the apex of the east wing.

C19 carved wooden pulpit in the nave.

Re-carved C14 stone font in the nave with octagonal bowl

carved sides, set on a C12 shaft with palmette style carving.

Fragment of similar C12 carving in nave.

Monuments in nave: Marble monument on slate ground with urn, to William Oliver, 1838.

C19 stained glass.