Church of Saint Wenappa

Heritage listing

Details GWENNAP CHURCHTOWN, Gwennap SW 74 SW 4/112 Church of Saint Wenappa 30.5.67 GV I Parish church. C15 in 3 phases but incorporating some earlier walling of circa C13-C14. Restored and extended at intervals between 1862 and 1882-91. Roughly coursed granite moorstone and granite ashlar walls with granite dressings. Triple span of roofs, with central nave taller, porches and vestry, all with dry Delabole slate and coped gable ends. Plan: South aisle, possibly originally nave, circa C13-C14, extended to north by new nave and south porch circa early C15, then with north aisle and porch, later all 3 extended to east, finally in the C19, vestry added to north of east end, north porch rebuilt, gable ends partially rebuilt, re-roofed, and new window mullions and tracery inserted. Site slopes up to south and presumably prevented plan development in that direction. All windows, except nave west window which is entirely C19, are C15 Perpendicular with C19 Perpendicular style mullions and tracery. West end has group of 3 gable ends with central taller nave gable mostly rebuilt C19 with C19 Perpendicular style 3-light window. North aisle gable end, left with C19 rebuilt gable has 4-light window. South aisle gable end, with 3-light window, except for Cl9 rebuilt gable is circa C13-C14 moorstone walling with widened window opening C15, and contemporary with adjoining south wall. North wall is C15 with original plinth and coved wallplate cornice. Later C15 ashlar walling to east. Weathered diagonal buttress to north-west corner and buttresses between windows. 3 windows to left (east) of porch and 2 to right, with 5-lights to each C19, Perpendicular style. Vestry to far left is of granite ashlar with central 2-light window to north gable and doorway with shouldered head to west wall

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.