Church of St Felix
CHURCH OF ST FELIX
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1141029
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Felix
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST FELIX
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1141029
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Felix
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST FELIX
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST FELIX
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Philleigh
- National Grid Reference:
- SW 87116 39461
Details
SW 83 NE PHILLEIGH PHILLEIGH
3/58 Church of Saint Felix - 30-5-67 GV I
Parish church. C14 and C15, restored 1867. Slatestone rubble walls with granite quoins and scantle slate roofs with gable ends. Nave, chancel under 1 roof, west tower, north transept, south aisle and south porch. C14, 2 stage west tower has corner buttresses to north and south to string dividing stages. Small, flat-headed windows just above string to north and south. 2 light, arch-headed windows over and to west and east all with slate louvres. Further string below simple battlemented parapet. Moulded, pointed west granite doorway with relieving arch and 2 light window over, also with relieving arch. North wall of nave has 2, C19, 3 light Perpendicular style windows similar to other C19 windows. North transept to left has C19, 3 light window in gable end but retains granite and freestone late C15 early C16, flat headed windows each with 3 cinquefoil lights and hoodmould to west and east walls. Also to left of east wall is C16/C17 ovolo moulded pointed arched elvan doorway with scrolled stops to hoodmould. C19, 4 light window to east gable end of chancel. All south aisle windows are C19 freestone in Perpendicular style to east and west gable ends, 1 window to left of south porch and 5 to right. Porch has C19 pointed freestone doorway with stiff leaf label stops. C15 granite, moulded, round headed inner doorway. Interior C19 arch braced collar roofs with cavetto cornices enriched with ballflowers and rosettes; C15 granite 9 bay arcade between navel chancel and south aisle with round mostly monolith piers each with 4 engaged shafts. Fittings include C13 octagonal elvan front with 2 blind pointed arches to each side over C19 octagonal base; C19 pews with scroll shaped ends; arcaded brattished C19 screen between nave and transept; tiled flooring to aisles; glazed tiles to chancel; painted coat of arms of George II, 1635; copies of letters from Charles I sent from Sudeley Castle camp 1643 and The Ten Commandment on 2 painted panels flanking south door.
Listing NGR: SW8712239466
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 63022
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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