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St Anietus

St Neot

Cornwall

C15, with C19 restoration.

Architectural Features

On buttress to east of door, slate sundial with gnomon dated 1682.

Nave and aisles have C15 waggon roofs, ceiled with moulded ribs and bosses, C19 waggon roof to chancel.

Nave has 6-bay north and south arcade, with Pevsner A-type piers with carved geometric abaci and 4-centred arches.

At east and, the north arcade has a narrow 4-centred arched doorway to the north chapel, and an ogee cusped recess to side, possibly an Easter Sepulchre, with remains of wall painting above, of figures.

The south aisle has a heavy studded door with strap hinges and rounded head, possibly of C16, stone newel stair on an S bend to the chamber over the porch

Fittings: Square stone font in nave with blank arcade to one side, panels of trefoils and quatrefoils to other sides, probably C14.

C19 wooden pews and pulpit in nave, with poppy head bench ends in the chancel.

Letter of thanks from Charles I, Sudeley Castle 1643, in north aisle.

Monuments in north aisle: slate ledger with incised nowy head with primitive cherub with wings, Richard Pomery, 1744

slate chest tomb with front panel of kneeling figures and upper panel of kneeling figures with crest and emblems of death, slate lid with inscription, to William Bere and family, 1610.

C16 stained glass, much restored by John Hedgeland in 1830, but still of high quality, with windows showing the Creation, the story of Noah, the storey of St Neot and representations of local families.