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THE CHURCHES OF CORNWALL 153 suffered severely from fire on 11 January, 1890. The S. aisle had to be entirely rebuilt, and now possesses a beautiful arcade of 5 arches of Poly- phant stone. N. arcade of granite is original. Old wagon roofs remain in each porch, but rest were destroyed. A great wealth of old benches and bench-ends perished ; only one survives, it bears the initials T. F., and date 1546. Three-staged fine tower has octagonal pinnacles with crocketed finials ; W. doorway and window above are treated with exceptional richness. A crocketed hood-mould over the 4-light E. window of chancel, with heraldic terminals. Late Norm, font is octagonal, with geo- metrical pattern on each face, diameter 36 in. Church is noted for its remarkable circular cresset stone; it is 18 in. in diameter, and has 7 cups to serve as lamps. 1 At W. end. of the N. aisle is a large panelled chest of early 17th cent. date. In the churchyard is an ancient stone inscribed with Ogams and debased Roman letters, INCEN VI MEMORIA. This was discovered by late Mr. Langdon in 1 892. Another of these rude bilingual pillar stones, commemorating Christian interment c. 500 A.D., was found in 1894 in two pieces, one built into E. wall, and other in N. porch ; they are now placed together in the church ; inscription runs C JACIT VLCAGNI. 2 1 For illustration and full description, see Reliquary, Jan. 1895. 1 These are the only Ogam inscriptions in Cornwall. For an account of the Ogam alphabet, and for illustrations of these two stones, see Vict. Co. Hist, of Cornwall, vol. i. 410-413.