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158 THE CHURCHES OF CORNWALL tower. Becoming decayed it was taken down and rebuilt, save tower, in 1805, after plain rectangular fashion, by John Buller, M.P., and recorder of borough. An engraving of 1823 shows that the tower was 13th cent., with later battlements. A new church, with an apsidal chancel, was built on old site in 1882-3. (Registers, 1910, formerly incor- porated with those of St. Martin's-by-Looe.) Looe, West. — Bishop Grandison, in 1336, con- firmed the enlarged endowment of chapel of St. Nicholas at West Looe, erected by ancestors of Sir John Dawney, and authorised its general use. West Looe obtained charter of incorporation in 1574. In the irreverent Elizabethan days, the chapel was used as Guildhall ; much later it served as school. In 1852 building was restored to original sacred purpose, and refitted and enlarged in 1862. It now consists of chancel, nave, N. aisle, and W. bell- turret. Aisle arcade has 3 timber arches, supported by squared timber piers and responds chamfered at edges. This timber work, and much used in roof, came from the ship " St. Joseph," which was locally wrecked c. 1850. Some original 15th cent, windows and masonry on S. side, and in chancel is 14th cent, piscina niche. Lostwithiel. 1 — Church of St. Bartholomew con- sists of chancel and nave with continuous clere- storied aisles of 5 bays, N. and S. porches, and W. 1 These notes are materially condensed from long account con- tributed by present writer to Builder of 10 June, 1905.