Tower at Approx 12M West of Church of Saint Mylor
TOWER AT APPROX 12M WEST OF CHURCH OF SAINT MYLOR
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1141635
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Tower at Approx 12M West of Church of Saint Mylor
- Statutory Address:
- TOWER AT APPROX 12M WEST OF CHURCH OF SAINT MYLOR
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1141635
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Tower at Approx 12M West of Church of Saint Mylor
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOWER AT APPROX 12M WEST OF CHURCH OF SAINT MYLOR
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For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- TOWER AT APPROX 12M WEST OF CHURCH OF SAINT MYLOR
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Mylor
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 81999 35236
Details
SW 83 NW MYLOR MYLOR CHURCHTOWN
4/229 Tower at approx 12m west of Church of Saint Mylor
GV II
Detached bell tower with 2 attached headstones. Circa early C15. Shale rubble lower stage and circa early C20 weather boarded upper stage. Dry Delabole slate roof with gable ends and crested clay ridge tiles. Square-on-plan, built into steep hillside to west. Steep 4-centred rubble arched doorway to middle of east side with circa early C20 ledged door with chamfered frame and glazed tympanum. North side has rubble string probably indicating top of lower stage before remodelling. Louvred 2-light ventilator to north and south weather boarded gables, Interior has 3 bells, recast in 1888. No 1 medieval and retains the old legend: "In honore Santi Georgii". No 2 is dated 1637 and has the legend: "Ego me preco se damando conterimus audite venite". No 3 has the date 1664. (Church Guide). At either side of doorway is attached a slate headstone. Left-hand headstone is 1870 to Stephen Stephens who died aged 60, and has incised pilasters with flower capitals flanking inscription; each capital surmounted by scrolled plan tendril as spandrel decoration to shouldered head framing central urn. Right-hand headstone is 1810 to Jane Stephens who died aged 75, and is nowy-headed over concave corners. This tower is very simple and has little architectural evidence for precise dating but presumably it predates the C15 bell turret which surmounts the west gable of the church. There are several detached bell towers in Cornwall and placed on higher ground than the church, presumably to gain height for better sound transmission, and better as landmarks or look out towers and at lower cost.
Listing NGR: SW8199935236
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 63507
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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