CHURCH OF ST ELWYN
Overview
Heritage Category: Listed Building
Grade: II*
List Entry Number: 1143688
Date first listed: 14-Jan-1988
Statutory Address: CHURCH OF ST ELWYN, HAYLE TERRACE
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Location
Statutory Address: CHURCH OF ST ELWYN, HAYLE TERRACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish: Hayle
National Grid Reference: SW 55911 37573
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History
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Details
HAYLE HAYLE TERRACE (south side), Hayle
SW 5437-5537
10/108 Church Of St Elwyn
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GV II*
Parish church for newly-formed Peel parish. 1886-1888 by John Sedding (his last
work). Roughly dressed granite brought to course and granite dressings. Dry
Delabole slate roofs. Coped gable end to main roof, polygonal-ended roof to chapel
(north east corner) and octagonal spire over tower. Cast-iron rain water heads dated
1887 and 1888.
Plan: Nave/chancel under one roof ; north tower ; shallow north and south aisles ;
Lady chapel over schoolroom north of chancel ; vestry and origin in pair of south
transepts and south porch. Predominantly Gothic style.
Exterior: Corner buttresses and buttressed bays, lancets or shouldered-headed
windows. Nave has large pointed-arched 3-light window openings (carried over
internal arcades between nave and aisles) blind except for centre lights of 4 of the
bays. Chancel east gable end has large pointed arch enclosing pair of stepped 3-
light windows with central rose window over. West gable end has 5-light traceried
window with buttressed central light and coloured glass. 3-stage tower is square
with buttressed corners up to machicolated parapet (at eaves level of nave) and
octagonal on plan above with octagonal stair turret at the north-west corner. Upper
stages divided by string. Top stage has 2-light windows to alternate sides and
embattled and machicolated parapet surmounted by octagonal spire.
Interior: Lofty nave and chancel separated from aisles by 6-bay arcades of round
arches carried on fat round piers : waggon roofs ; gallery to tower bay. Unaltered.
Fittings font in Norman style with corner shafts and round bowl with blind
Perpendicular style tracery ; organ ; panelled reredos ; original choir stalls and
pews.
Monuments: memorial west window to : Frank Harvey (1840-1926) ; Anne his wife 1844-
1932 and William Hosburgh M.A. 1835-1927.
Listing NGR: SW5591137573
Legacy
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Legacy System number: 70209
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.
End of official listing