Church of Saint Piran
CHURCH OF SAINT PIRAN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1312468
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of Saint Piran
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF SAINT PIRAN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1312468
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of Saint Piran
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF SAINT PIRAN
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 PIRAN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Perranzabuloe
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 77047 52036
Details
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
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 63729
- 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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