Description

SW 84 SE ST MICHAEL PENKIVEL MERTHER

4/29 Church of St Cohan
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30-5-67
GV II

Ruined church. Probably C13, C14 and C15. Slatestone with granite dressings.
Nave, chancel, west tower, south aisle and south porch. North wall has 3-light flat
headed window with hoodmould (probably C15) and small window with frame fallen to
right. East wall has C15 window with 3 identical trefoil headed lights to chancel
gable and similar one to aisle gable. South wall has 2-light cusped window; porch
with nearly round headed doorway possibly C17 and inner pointed (probably C13-C14
but moved when aisle erected); 3-light cusped windows 2 and 3 to right of porch
probably C15; 4 is C19 cusped 2-light wooden window and pointed door to far right.
Slender tower possibly C14 of 2 stages has diagonal corner buttresses and pointed
west doorway. Glazed 2-light window over is in earlier arched opening. The
standard A type (Pevsner) arcade has fallen but west respond retains part of its 4-
centred arch. Piscina in east respond facing altar position and niche to left of
altar position. Some red paint on inner south wall plaster (possibly early C19),
although early C16 murals on splays confirmed early 1970s.
Reported in 1970 by Pevsner to be neglected. In 1951 the aisle roof was described
as an ovolo-moulded waggon roof with carved east bay with other roofs as post-
medieval in the Statutory list description. The church is now roofless and
substantially overgrown. C12 font, figure of Saint Antony and C17 pulpit are now in
Tresillian Church.
Cross in churchyard : wheel head with four holes pierced crudely to separate the
four arms: shaft chiefly with small irregular holes as ornament, cf. Roche; also 2
stud like bumps, cf. Mylor. Quote from Pevsner. Churchyard now so overgrown that
cross couldn't be found but probably still survives.

Listing NGR: SW8624544740

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26579836

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Recommended Books

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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)