Church Of Saint Gothian

The Church of Saint Gothian is a parish church that features a 13th-century font, which was retooled in the 19th century, and a 15th-century tower. Most of the church was rebuilt by Edmund Sedding between 1865 and 1866, although parts of the chancel date back to 1782. The tower is constructed of granite ashlar, while the rest of the church is made of granite rubble with granite dressings. It has a dry Delabole slate roof with coped gable ends and cruciform finials.

Originally designed in a cruciform layout, the church was extended in the 15th century with a south aisle and a west tower, and the chancel was rebuilt in 1782. In the 19th century, most of the church, except for the tower and parts of the chancel, was demolished and rebuilt to restore its earlier cruciform plan. The church now includes the 15th-century west tower, a nave, a slightly narrower chancel, north and south transepts, and a south porch, with the 19th-century sections built in the Early English style. Some elements of the 15th-century arcade have been reused in the lych gate.

The exterior features an unaltered 15th-century embattled three-stage west tower with original doorway and window openings. The tower lacks buttresses and has a plinth and string courses dividing its stages. The parapet is adorned with angel corner gargoyles, and the turrets that support the pinnacles are decorated with carved panels. The west doorway is four-centred, with a three-light window above it, and there are louvred three-light windows in the upper stage. The 19th-century nave, chancel, and transept windows are either cusped lancets or have simple tracery, while the east chancel window features coloured glass. The north doorway and the south porch doorway may be 15th-century but were retooled in the 19th century.

Inside, the church has a 15th-century tower arch, with the rest of the interior designed in the Early English style from the 19th century. The chancel arch is supported by impost corbels, and there are sedilia, a piscina, and a credence niche in the chancel, which may be copies of earlier originals. The roof structure over the chancel incorporates some carved 15th-century oak fragments from the roof of Pillack church. The walls are plastered. Notable fittings include a possible 13th-century font bowl on 19th-century shafts and base, village stocks, and 19th-century pews and other furnishings.