Church Of Saint Budock

The Church of Saint Budock is a parish church with origins in the 13th century, largely rebuilt in the 15th century, and restored in the late 19th century. It is constructed of granite ashlar to the south porch, with granite rubble and granite dressings, and has dry Delabole slate roofs with gable ends. The plan includes a 13th-century chancel (parts of the east and south walls) and south transept, a 15th-century nave, west tower, north aisle, and south porch. The nave and transept were re-roofed in the 19th century.

The west tower is a complete 15th-century three-stage embattled and pinnacled structure with weathered diagonal corner buttresses, a steep 4-centred arched west doorway, a 3-light Perpendicular window above the doorway, and a similar traceried 2-light window to the upper stage. The church has 15th-century doors, and the 15th-century outer frames of the windows were replaced in the 19th century. A 13th-century lancet opening is in the south wall of the chancel, and another is in the east wall of the south transept. The south porch doorway has octagonal panelled jambs and remains of a traceried head over a 4-centred arched inner doorway, along with a basket-arched north doorway, all with 19th-century doors.

The interior is plastered and largely unaltered since the 18th century. A 13th-century respond with engaged shafts leads to the south transept arch, which is spanned by a 15th-century chamfered pointed arch. There is a 13th-century piscina to the south wall of both the chancel and the nave, and a 15th-century 4-centred arched arcade with fillets between 4 engaged shafts to the monolithic piers, separating the nave and north aisle. An old roof covers a probably 18th-century plaster barrel vault over the north aisle; otherwise, the roofs are 19th-century arch-braced. Fittings include a late medieval carved base of oak rood screen with original painted panels. Also present are two late medieval carved oak bench ends and a complete set of probably 18th-century box pews. There are 20th-century granite fittings to the front and a 20th-century pulpit. Memorial windows include one in the east chancel window dedicated to Robert John Kinsman, Esq. and Susanna his wife, dated 1855; another is dedicated to Miss Fox of Pennance Cottage. Monuments include a brass on the chancel floor to John Killigrew, who died in 1567 and was the first captain of Pendennis Castle, and Elizabeth (Trewinnard), his wife; a tombstone and alabaster wall monument to Sir John Killigrew of Arwenack, Knight, during the 26th year of Elizabeth’s reign, and second captain of Pendennis Fort.