Church Of Saint Gwendron

The Church of Saint Gwendron is a parish church that features a chancel and north wall likely dating from the 13th century, while the rest of the structure is primarily from the 15th century. It was restored in 1868. The building is constructed from granite ashlar for the tower, part of the north transept, the south aisle, and the south porch, with the remainder made of granite rubble and granite dressings. The roofs are covered with dry Delabole slate and have coped gable ends.

The church's layout includes a 13th-century nave (north wall) and chancel, along with a 15th-century west tower, north transept, south aisle, and south porch. The restoration in the 19th century involved the removal of possibly 15th-century wall plaster, replacing the nave roof, and updating most fittings. The exterior has remained largely unchanged since the 15th century, featuring a complete 15th-century tower and many original elements throughout.

The chancel's north lancet window is likely a 13th-century design that was remodeled in the 19th century, while the chancel's three-light east window is probably from the 14th century, also remodeled in the 19th century. All windows, except for a 19th-century copy at the west end of the south aisle, are in the 15th-century Perpendicular style. The 15th-century embattled south porch has weathered and pinnacled buttresses set back from the corners and a four-centred arched doorway with moulded jambs, bases, and imposts. The inner doorway is also a 15th-century four-centred design with spandrels.

Inside, the walls are unplastered, and there is a wide arched niche over an incised grave slab (or possibly a reused Pre-Conquest cross) in the north wall of the chancel, likely from the 13th or 14th century. The interior features mostly 15th-century elements, including the tower arch, a rood stair between the north aisle and chancel, and an aumbry niche in the north transept. There is a late 14th or 15th-century two-bay arcade with pointed arches between the nave and north transept, as well as a later 15th-century five-bay arcade with standard A (Pevsner) piers between the nave and south aisle. The nave and north transept have 15th-century waggon roofs, while the nave has a 19th-century waggon roof.

The fittings include an unusual 15th-century granite font with a waisted base, integral corner-shafts, and quatrefoils on the four front panels, with the rest of the fittings mainly from the 19th or 20th centuries.