Church of St Clarus

Heritage listing

Details ST CLEER ST CLEER SX 26 NW 10/79 Church of St Clarus (formerly - Listed as Parish Church of St Cleer) 21.8.64 GV I Parish church. Norman origin, early C15, with substantial additions of late C15 and late C19 restorations. Granite rubble with granite dressings; tower in granite ashlar. Slate roofs with ridge tiles, crested ridge tiles over nave and chancel. Plan: Of the Norman church, one north door in the north aisle survives; nave and chancel with north arcade and north aisle probably of early C15, with alterations of later C15 with addition of the south aisle and south porch; later C15 west tower. Perpendicular style. Exterior: The nave is enclosed by the aisles. Chancel projects by open bay, 4-light east window with cusped lights, Y-tracery, 4-centred arch and hood mould. South priest's door with 4-centred arched chamfered surround. No plinth. North aisle has plain chamfered plinth and weathered buttresses, 5 bays; each bay has 3-light window tih cusped lights, Perpendicular tracery, flat head. 2nd bay from west has Norman doorway, with one order of colonnettes and a zig zag outer voussoir. C19 plain door. 3-light west window with 3-centred arched heads, 4-centred arch and hood mould. Small single storey boiler room attached in the angle with the tower. 4-light east window with 4-centred arched head and hood mould, of C19 restoration. South aisle on moulded plinth, of 5 bays, with porch in western bay; with weathered buttresses and angle buttresses. To south, four 3-light windows of C19, with ogee lights, 4-centred arched heads and hood mould. Similar 3-light window to west and 4- light window to east. South porch is on moulded plinth, with weathered angle buttresses, 4-centred arched outer doorway with 2 hollow mouldings and relieving arch. Attached to east

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.