Description

MORVAH MORVAH
SW 43 NW
3/185 Church of Saint Morvah (formerly
- listed as Church of St Morvetha)
10.6.54
GV II
Parish church. Rebuilt in 1828 incorporating masonry from the C15 and earlier church
on the same-site. Granite rubble with granite dressings. Asbestos slate roof with
gable ends.
Plan: rectangular aisle-less plan with tower to middle of west end. South porch.
Exterior: 2-stage embattled west tower. Steep-arched west doorway with 4-centred
arched head with arch stones inverted; cusped 2-light traceried window over doorway
and Y-traceried 2-light windows with slate louvred lights to upper stage. Reused 4-
centred arched doorway to porch and pointed north doorway. Otherwise C19 traceried
Gothic-style windows.
Interior: simple interior with original boarded ribbed barrel ceiling; granite floor
and plastered walls.
fill: octagonal granite front; polygonal pulpit with blind cusped arcade and oak
pews.
Commemorative plaque to rebuilding of 1828 on west wall inscribed to : Rev. William
Tremenheere, Vicar of Madron, Rev. C V Le Grice and Church wardens : Jn E. Sandry, WD
Lawrey.

Listing NGR: SW4022435445

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• St Bridget's Church, Morvah at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q7592719

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Recommended Books

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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)