Church of Saint John and Saint Petroc
CHURCH OF SAINT JOHN AND SAINT PETROC, DEVORAN LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1159201
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Church of Saint John and Saint Petroc
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF SAINT JOHN AND SAINT PETROC, DEVORAN LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1159201
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Church of Saint John and Saint Petroc
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF SAINT JOHN AND SAINT PETROC, DEVORAN LANE
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.
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:
- CHURCH OF SAINT JOHN AND SAINT PETROC, DEVORAN LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Feock
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 79438 39224
Details
SW 7939 FEOCK DEVORAN LANE, Devoran
7/36 Church of Saint John and Saint Petroc
GV II
Parish Church and churchyard wall. 1855 by J.L. Pearson. Coursed slatestone with granite quoins, jambstones, plinth copings, string and ashlar upper stage of tower including steep pyramidal spire. Very steeply pitched dry Delabole slate roofs over nave, chancel and porch. Granite copings to nave and porch and polygonal roof over chancel. Early English influence. Nave, chancel, south west tower, south porch and small vestry wing north of chancel. Nave has paired lancets to north and south walls. Group of 3 lancets to west gable end. Chancel has taller quatrefoil ventilator over and apex chimney. Bays of north wall are punctuated by weathered buttresses with further buttress to south wall between nave and chancel. Tower has group of 3 lancets to each wall of upper stage with slate louvres and machicolated eaves cornice surmounted by pyramidal ashlar spire. Porch in angle between tower and nave has ordered pointed arched doorway with inner arch supported on engaged shafts with moulded imposts. Trefoil-headed window in east wall. Interior is unaltered. Nave has arch-braced roof structure with wind braces, ashlar struts and small boss to each truss. Chancel roof has polygonal vault of wooden ribs springing from turned shafts between lancets. Pointed chancel arch. Windows of nave have turned shafts between lancets and all windows have coloured and clear glass in geometric designs, with Biblical figures forming central features of east and west windows. Aumbry niche in north wall of chancel has trefoil-headed arch, with hoodmould, over turned marble nook shafts. Fittings: painted polygonal pulpit, with blind arcade of pointed arches on slender marble shafts, and simple pine pews with shaped ends and panelled backs.
Listing NGR: SW7943839224
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 63311
- 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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