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Latitude: 50.1642 / 50°9'50"N
Longitude: -5.2011 / 5°12'3"W
OS Eastings: 171482
OS Northings: 34251
OS Grid: SW714342
Mapcode National: GBR Z4.VYNN
Mapcode Global: VH12Y.S4SH
Plus Code: 9C2P5Q7X+MH
Entry Name: Carnkie Methodist Church Including Courtyard Walls, Gate Piers and Gate
Listing Date: 17 June 1988
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1162514
English Heritage Legacy ID: 66366
ID on this website: 101162514
Location: Carnkie, Cornwall, TR13
County: Cornwall
Civil Parish: Wendron
Built-Up Area: Carnkie
Traditional County: Cornwall
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall
Church of England Parish: Wendron
Church of England Diocese: Truro
Tagged with: Architectural structure
SW 73 SW WENDRON CARNKIE
5/379 Carnkie Methodist Church, including
- courtyard walls, gate-piers and
gate
GV II
Bible Christian Chapel, including courtyard walls, gate-piers and gates in front and
at the sides. Datestone 1900. Dressed granite, brought to course, with granite
dressings. Dry slate roof with pedimented gable at the front, hipped end at rear.
Plan: Unaltered rectangular aisle-less plan with narrow organ loft over vestry at
the rear plus original entrance porch midway to the left-hand entrance front, another
porch clasping the rear left-hand corner and another porch clasping the rear right-
hand corner with steps up to its front doorway. Classical style with some Gothic
detail.
Exterior: Tall elevation with chamfered plinths. Symmetrical 1:1:1 window road
front with wider central bay broken forward and surmounted by a pediment and flanking
bays surmounted by balustrades with terminal newels surmounted by ball finials. The
bays are flanked by buttresses with moulded weatherings. Central bay has tall 4-
light transomed mullioned window with stepped round-headed lights and tracery over
the central lights. Pediment has machicolated cornice under, large moulded kneelers
supporting a moulded coping, name and date in bold relief, memorial plaques and a
central quatrefoil. Flanking bays each have single light round-headed windows. All
the windows have hoodmoulds. Original coloured leaded glazing.
Side walls have simple glazing in original round-headed openings. Porches have
original panelled doors. Principal porch has traceried fanlight with coloured glass.
Porch on the right has granite steps and original iron handrail carried on
stanchions.
Interior: Front walls are low with dressed granite copings originally surmounted
with iron railings which have been removed. Wide central gateway has dressed granite
square-on-plan piers like columns with fluted necking; terminal piers have rusticated
shafts but all piers have moulded caps with ball finials. Original elaborate cast-
iron gates. Taller flanking walls are rubble with cemented copings.
Listing NGR: SW7148234251
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