Church of St Paternus, North Petherwin

Heritage listing

Details NORTH PETHERWIN SX 28 NE 8/109 Church of St Paternus 23.8.57 GV I Parish church. Norman origins, extended in C15 and restored in 1878. Stone rubble with moulded plinth. West tower of large ashlar blocks and moulded plinth and strings. Slate roof, nave and chancel in one. Plan: Comprises nave, chancel, north and south aisles and north and south porches with west tower. 3-bay arcade to north aisle with Norman piers and later C14 arches; remains of fourth bay to east. In circa C15 a further 2 bay arcade was added to the east end of the earlier north aisle. C15 5-bay south aisle. Church restored in 1878. Exterior: Lofty west tower of 3 stages with diagonal buttresses with set off. Moulded plinth and strings, battlemented parapet and crocketted finials. Circa C19 polyphant stone 4-centred arch to west door with 3-light Perpendicular west window and 2-light belfry openings with slate louvers. North-east and south aisle and chancel with C15 3-light Perpendicular tracery. Two 2-light cusped clerestory windows light upper walls of nave, above earlier north aisle. North porch rebuilt in C19. South porch has C15 granite arch with carved spandrels, sundial and south door with reset early wrought iron hinges. Remains of C15 waggon roof. Interior: Lofty interior with high roofs and arcades. C19 roof to nave and boarded waggon roof to chancel with some C15 remains of wall plate, moulded ribs and carved bosses. Eastern most bay painted. C15 waggon roof to south aisle. 3-bay arcade to western part of north aisle with round Norman piers with scalloped capitals and later circa C14 2-centred arcade arches with the remains of a fourth arch to the east. Continuing to the east circa C15 2-bay arcade with type A (Pevsner) piers. Circa C15 5-bay arcade to south aisle with type A (Pevsne

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.