Church of St Mawgan

Heritage listing

Details MAWGAN-IN-PYDAR ST MAWGAN SW 86 NE 1/81 Church of St Mawgan - GV I Parish church. C13, with additions of early and late C15. Restoration of 1856-63 by William Butterfield, and later C19 restoration. Slatestone rubble with granite dressings. Tower has granite ashlar buttresses and parapet. Slate roofs with crested ridge tiles and gable ends with raised coped verges to east. Plan: Nave and chancel in one with north transept. The south aisle was begun circa early C15 and completed late C15, with late C15 south tower. South porch probably originally of C15, substantially rebuilt in C19. C19 vestry probably by Butterfield. Exterior: The nave has a tall 3-light window at the west end, narrow, with cusped lights; C19 weathered buttress to left and right. North side has 3-light C19 Perpendicular window, 4-centred arched doorway with C19 door with strap hinges and 3-light window with cusped lights and square hood mould. Chancel has a C19 5-light east window in Decorated style with 4-centred arch and hood mould; the string course is stepped below the window to the vestry to north. This has a pitched roof and 2-light window with trefoil lights. Smaller 2-light window to north. North transept has north gable end with string course and C19 Perpendicular window. C19 triple cusped light to east. The south aisle has 3 bays to west with a central porch and one further bay to east of the tower. All windows are 3-light C19 Perpendicular, with 4-centred arch and hood mould. Gabled south porch has re-used 4-centred arched doorway with carved quatrefoils in the spandrels; C19 wooden gates across with strap hinges and spike finials. Interior has stone benches and tiled floor. C19 arched-brace roof with re-used C15 carved bosses. 4-centrd arched inner doorway with roll-moulding and sim

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.