Church of St Hermes, St Ervan

Heritage listing

Details ST ERVAN ST ERVAN SW 87 SE 3/183 Church of St Hermes GV II* Parish church. C13, refenestrated in C15, restored in 1887-9 and top of tower re- erected in mid C20. Slate rubble and Catacleuse stone windows. Stone roofs with C19 granite coping and apex crosses over the east gable ends of the chancel and nave. Plan: The church is probably largely C13, of cruciform plan comprising nave, chancel, north and south transepts, west tower and south porch. The church was refenestrated in the C15, and the west tower is probably also C15. In 1887-9 it was heavily restored, the upper stage of the west tower was dismantled and the south transept and all the roofs were rebuilt, which included the rebuilding of the chancel arch and transept arches. The upper stage of the tower was re-erected in the mid C20. A C19 photograph inside the church shows the tower of 2 storeys with 3-light Perpendicular bell-openings and battlements. Exterior: The nave has C15 3-light Perpendicular windows, 2 on the south side and one on the north side, all with 2-centred arches and hoodmoulds. C13 moulded 2- centred arch south doorway with pyramid stops hoodmould and C18 or early C19 fielded panel door. Rebuilt gabled porch with reused moulded 2-centred arch doorway with hoodmould. The north doorway is also C13 but boarded over at time of the survey (1987); to the west of the north doorway a buttress with weathered set-offs. The north transept has similar Perpendicular windows with weathered set-offs set back from the corners. The south transept has a similar Perpendicular south window without a hoodmould and a straight-headed 3-light window on the east side with trefoil-headed lights; a gable kneeler is dated 1888. The 3-light chancel east window is similar to the other Perpendicular windows but proba

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.