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THE CHURCHES OF CORNWALL 85 with aisles, shallow transepts, aisles, nave of 2 bays, S. porch, and W. tower. St. Carantoc founded here an oratory in 5th cent. In days of Edward Confessor an establishment of canons on this site ; collegiate church refounded by Bishop Bruere in 13th cent, for dean and 10 prebendaries. Cruci- form church here in Norm, days ; remains in crossing where there used to be central tower, in N. transept, and in walls of the nave. Quire was reconstructed on large scale by Bishop Bruere (1224-45), and tower added at W. end of short Norm, nave ; cen- tral tower had probably given way. Quire with its aisles now measures 44 ft. by 40 ft. in breadth ; recent excavations show it used to extend 9 ft. fur- ther E. Rebuilt, together with transepts, towards close of 14th cent. In 1377 Bishop Brantingham ordered dean and canons to give immediate atten- tion to perilous state of tower, and by will of 1394 left money towards its completion. But in 141 2 tower fell, destroying much of nave ; Bishop Stafford then called upon the faithful to help in work of restoration. Lower stages of tower show that much of 13th cent, work held good; remainder is interesting 15th cent, restoration, old corbel table being reused below battlements. Late Norm, font has date 1474 in relief on bowl ; probably the time of its repair after fall of tower. Five uprights of old screen, showing it was of same exceptional con- struction as that of St. Mawgan-in-Pyder, have been incorporated into beautiful new screen. Most of