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Saint Erth

St Erth

Cornwall

C15 restored in 1747 by Vicar Collins, partly rebuilt in 1872-3 using much of the original material.

Architectural Features

Exterior: Complete circa early C15 3-stage embattled unbuttressed west tower with original west doorway and 1 original 3-light traceried louvred windows to the upper stage.

North aisle was mostly rebuilt in the C19 but the windows are C15, including 5-light traceried window to the east gable end.

South aisle has 5-light C15 window to east gable end, otherwise C19 copies incorporating some C15 masonary.

Fine late C15 porch has large 4-centred arched doorway with its moulded arch carried on octagonal panelled jambs with heavy moulded bases and caps.

Interior: C15 features: steep 2-centred tower arch

6-bay arcades between the nave/chancel and aisles with standard A (Pevsner) piers and 4-centred arches (carved capitals to north arcade, moulded capitals to south arcade)

fine waggon roofs with much original timber (aisles and porch) with carved bosses.

Fittinos: Norman bowl incorporated into late C19 Norman style font

C17 painted copy of letter from King Charles I

otherwise C19 and C20 fittings including copy of C15 rood screen

copies of late medieval bench ends

organ by W Sweetland of Bath dated 1881 and carved oak alter reredos of 1903 (in memory of Nicholas and Julieine Harvey).

Monuments: Stone wall monument to Davies Giddy of Tredrea, qv, and a 1912 memorial window in south wall to the Hawkins family of Trewinnard qv.