Church Of St Andrew

The Church of St Andrew is an Anglican church situated in Tywardreath. The west tower dates to the 14th century, while the rest of the church was largely rebuilt between 1880 and 1887, based on a 14th and 15th century plan, using much of the original material and features. The work was undertaken by R Coad, and a north porch was likely added in the early 20th century.

The church is constructed from slatestone rubble with Pentewen stone dressings, featuring dry Delabole slate roofs with coped ends and red crested clay ridge tiles. A substantial stone stack rises above the angle between the nave and transept. The plan incorporates a west tower, a nave and chancel under a single roof, north and south porches, a north transept, and a vestry attached to the east of the transept.

The four-stage embattled west tower is distinguished by string courses dividing the stages, and a stair projection to the south-east corner. The upper stage has louvred three-light square-headed windows with cusped lights. The stage below has clock faces within diamond panels to both the east and west sides. A pointed three-light traceried window sits above a moulded two-centred arched doorway with a hoodmould. The 19th century sections of the church are characterised by traceried windows, except for a square-headed cusped window between the transept and porch. The south aisle has three-light windows to the west and south, including one bay to the left of the porch, three bays to the right, a rood stair turret, and a final four-light window to the east. The chancel features a five-light east window with intersecting tracery, and the north transept a three-light north window, with additional two-light windows elsewhere. The south porch has a squat two-centred arched doorway of three moulded orders.

Inside, the walls are plastered. Features include granite arcades with moulded capitals and steep four-centred arches, and a rood stair with both a basket-arched lower doorway and a four-centred arched doorway to the former screen. The church has unpainted oak waggon roofs with carved bosses and boarded panels, with extra panels towards the eastern end. Fittings include C15 or C16 bench ends incorporated into a C19 pulpit, pews, and parclose screens with Gothic style tracery. Monumental inscriptions include a slate slab to Thomas Colyns who died in 1534, another to Jane (with an indecipherable surname) who died in 1636, a wall monument by C Regnart to Jane Pole who died in 1795, and a Gothic style monument by Pierce of Truro to Caroline Rashleigh who died in 1842.