Church of St Torney

Heritage listing

Details NORTH HILL SX 27 NE 4/135 Church of St Torney 22.11.60 GV I Parish church dedicated to St Torney. Norman font, early C14 details in chancel, the remainder of the church largely late C15 or early C16. Restored in 1868. Chancel of stone rubble. Ashlar granite north aisle and fine regular granite ashlar blocks to south aisle, south porch with chamber above and west tower. Plan: Nave and chancel, 4-bay north and south aisles, south porch, west tower and vestry. The chancel has early C14 origins (or possibly earlier). The nave, north and south aisles, south porch and west tower are probably late C15 or early C16. Exterior: Impressive church with fine quality detailing, the south aisle, south porch and west tower possibly by the same masons as those at the Church of St Anietus, St Neot (qv). West tower of 3 stages with set back corner buttresses, battlemented parapets and crocketted finials. 2-centred hollow chamfered arch and west door with carved spandrels. 3-light west window, the intersecting tracery probably late C18 but with an unusual band of carved roundels near the sill. Perpendicular belfry lights. Much of the tracery in the north and south aisles has been partly replaced in the C18 and C19. The south aisle has buttresses with set offs terminating in crocketted finials and the interior of the impressive 2-storey porch (qv St Anietus, St Neot) has a granite vaulted roof above the ground floor. Sundial dated 1753. Interior: Plaster removed from walls. Tall lofty 4-centred tower arch with type A (Pevsner) moulded engaged piers. High quality well carved late C15 waggon roofs to nave and north and south aisles. Chancel roof restored in 1868 when it was decorated and painted. 4-bay tall lofty north and south aisles with type A (Pevsner) moulded piers, moulded arch

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.