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St Cornelly

Tregony

Cornwall

C13, C14, C16, C17, C18 and restored 1866 under the guidance of Piers St Aubyn.

Architectural Features

North wall of nave has reset 3 light granite window with cinquefoil headed lights and hoodmould possibly C15 with replaced mullions and Jambstones.

Lancet C13 window to right is in situ and has head cut from one piece of granite.

Walling mostly C13 but rebuilt under eaves with C19 wall plate cornice.

A Francis Gregor died in 1815 but the slab is probably to an ancestor of his, possible dates of d. 1661 or d. 1786.

East chancel window is Perpendicular survival and possibly dates from when the church was extended to east probably C16 or when porch was rebuilt.

Joint in walling to left possibly marks the original extent of the C13 church.

Porch with 4 centred rubble arch under granite coped gable is central to nave south wall, which has 2 light C15 granite flat headed window with cinquefoil headed lights to left and similar 3 light window to right.

Inner south door is pointed and may be C13 as is most of south wall.

Very slender and leaning 3 stages, west tower has C13 first stage of slatestone rubble with original west lancet window.

Ogee headed east window with slate louvres in third stage suggests a C14 date but battlemented parapet

crocketed corner pinnacles are probably C15 or C16.

Wagon roofs to nave are C19 but chancel roof incorporates C15 wagon roof fragments with purlins, bracing and bosses all heavily carved.

Porch wagon roof re-erected C17 includes some bosses from main roof.

Granite rear arch and jambs to C15 window in north wall.

Fittings: granite font with C12 elvan base in Norman style but probably C17

hexagonal pine pulpit circa 1700 with painted panels including coat of arms

Monuments: bust to Jane d. 1783, daughter of Hugh Gregor

Baroque cartouche with oval border and carved angels with half English and half Latin inscription to Elizabeth d. 1703, daughter of John Gregor of Trewarthenick

slate grave slabe set in south wall under chancel window to Sulana d. 1638, wife of Richard Crossman, with coat of arms of goats and small slate over chancel niche to William Mander, d. 1625 and Agnes, d. 1619.

Church is built in the middle of a Medieval playing place or round which may have been a Bronze Age burial mound.