Description

LEWANNICK
SX 28 SE
2/42 Church of St Martin
22.11.60
GV II*
Parish church dedicated to St Martin. Norman origins extended in C15. Partly
destroyed by fire in 1890 and rebuilt by Otto. B. Peter of Launceston. Stone rubble,
roughly coursed ashlar stone south aisle, north aisle of ashlar stone with moulded
plinth and ashlar stone west tower. Granite ashlar south porch.
Plan: Nave and chancel, 5 bay north and south aisle, north and south porches and
west tower. The extent of the rebuilding is uncertain. Much of the masonry appears
intact, the north arcade has been rebuilt using earlier material and the south arcade
is probably C19.
Exterior: West tower of 3 stages with set back buttresses, moulded plinth and
strings, battlemented parapet and crocketted finials. Well carved arch to west door
with hollow chamfer ornamented with carved fleurons and with carved hoodmould. The
tracery to the west window has been renewed but is surrounded with a crocketted ogee
canopy flanked by elongated finials. 3-light belfry openings. Much of the tracery
in the north and south aisles was renewed in the circa C18, the design consisting of
two mullions with a single transom in the earlier 4-centred arches. Perpendicular
tracery in the east window of the north aisle, chancel and one of the windows in the
south aisle and C19 tracery in the east window of the south aisle. Rood loft
projection in north aisle. The north porch has a 4-centred roll moulded arch with a
C15 waggon roof with late C19 bosses. The south porch has a similar roof, both have
bosses carved Charles Harward Archer 1890.
Interior: Plastered walls. C19 waggon-type roofs. 2 centred tower arch with blind
tracery decorating the soffit. Circa C15 granite 5-bay north arcade with type A
(Pevsner) piers, the central cavetto moulding accentuated, with 4-centred moulded
arches. The arcade has been partly rebuilt. The bases of the piers are probably
C19. The easternmost arch is slightly narrower and chamfered. Freestone circa C19 5-
bay south arcade. C19 furnishings. C19 gothic organ case and stall, originally from
Trelaske House. Norman font with partly recarved octagonal bowl with unusually carved
panels on later shaft and base. Piscina and aumbry in chancel. Rood loft stair
doorways. C17 chest at west end of church. Medieval stone with 7 cups, originally
filled with tallow and used to light church by igniting inserted wick. Inscribed
stone discovered in 2 pieces in 1894.
Pevsner, N. and Radcliffe, E. The Buildings of England, Cornwall, 2nd edition 1970.
[Kelly's Directory; Cornwall.]

Listing NGR: SX2760480710

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17533862

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