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THE CHURCHES OF CORNWALL 183 vestry, nave with aisles, S. porch, and W. tower. Chancel Norm., with later angle buttresses. The 3 westernmost arches of N. arcade are good late Norm., and so too is fine S. doorway. 1 The 2 arches of N. arcade further E. are E.E. c. 1220. The 5 arches of S. arcade are c. 1500, at which period old Norm, doorway was taken down and rebuilt. Rude circular font, with band of cable moulding round the centre is supposed by some to be Saxon, but more likely early Norm. Two- staged tower is 15th cent. S. arcade partly rebuilt in 17th cent.; one capital bears date 1664 in Roman numerals, usually misread as 1564. The once fine rood- screen, of early 16th cent, date, has been altered and realtered, and so modernised as to lose most of its interest. Fine set of bench-ends of 15th and 1 6th cent, dates. Wagon roofs retain much good carving. Roofs used to be entirely covered with oak shingles, but only a few now remain. On N. wall of chancel is the painted figure of St. Morwenna giving benediction to a kneeling priest ; date c. 1250. 2 This ancient church, with church- yard abounding in records of the shipwrecked, is often visited through its association with the noble- hearted though eccentric Cornish poet, Stephen 1 Norm, work of this church is well and fully described and illustrated by Mr. E. H. Sedding in Norman Architecture in Cornwall, 1909. 2 Arch. Journal, l89l,p. 61 ; illustrated in Western Antiquary, vi. 143.