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Latitude: 50.326 / 50°19'33"N
Longitude: -5.1337 / 5°8'1"W
OS Eastings: 177047
OS Northings: 52036
OS Grid: SW770520
Mapcode National: GBR Z8.HJMN
Mapcode Global: FRA 0845.MS5
Plus Code: 9C2P8VG8+9G
Entry Name: Church of Saint Piran
Listing Date: 30 May 1967
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1312468
English Heritage Legacy ID: 63729
ID on this website: 101312468
Location: St Piran's Church, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, TR4
County: Cornwall
Civil Parish: Perranzabuloe
Traditional County: Cornwall
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall
Church of England Parish: Perranzabuloe
Church of England Diocese: Truro
Tagged with: Church building
PERRANZABULOE
SV 75 SE
5/92 Church of Saint Piran
30.5.67
GV II*
Parish church. 1804 (datestone) incorporating much C15 masonry from the dismantled
church of St Piran at Perranporth. Restored in 1873. Granite ashlar tower. Killas
rubble walls with granite dressings. Dry Delabole slate roofs with granite coped
gable ends.
Plan: Nave, chancel, west tower, north aisle, south transept and south porch.
Exterior: Virtually unaltered since rebuilt by 1904. Rebuilt C15 2-stage west tower
and C15 Perpendicular doorways and windows except for C19 windows in Perpendicular
style to south wall of south transept and to north wall of north transept. Tower has
set-back buttresses, moulded strings and embattled parapet with pinnacles over the
corners. 4-centred arched doorways, traceried windows with clear glass.
Interior: C15 5-bay arcade with standard A (Pevsner) piers, plastered walls.
Probably 1873 arch-braced and wind-braced roof structure except for waggon roof over
chancel.
Fittings: Probably C12 font base and shafts, C15 or C19 retooled bowl; C16 carved
bench ends incorporated into tower screen; 3 similar bench ends incorporated into
pulpit. Otherwise C19 fittings.
Monuments: 2 slate slabs mounted on south wall; Perran Hoskyn died 1675 and circa
early C18 slate to Cottey family of Reen (qv); marble wall monument (west wall of
south transept to: Frances, widow of John Beauchamp of Pengreep (qv) and wife of
John Thomas Esq of Chyverton (qv), died 1825 aged 85.
Listing NGR: SW7704752036
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