Tower About 15 Metres West Of St Benet'S Abbey

LANIVET SX 06 SW 8/112 Tower about 15 metres west of 6.6.69 St Benet's Abbey (formerly listed as Tower at rear of St Benet's Abbey)

GV II*

Tower ; probably originally the west tower of a chapel at St Benet's Abbey. C15. Granite ashlar with granite dressings. C19 repair in brick. Plan: Square plan tower. The west side has doorway, and the east side has a tower arch which would formerly have led into a nave ; there is the line of a gable end in the masonry above the tower arch. Stair in north west corner. Exterior: Two stages remain of what must originally have been a 3-stage tower. There is a moulded string course between the two stages. On the east side there is a tall 4-centred tower arch, with double chamfered order to the arch and Pevsner A-type piers. Line of a gable end above. The upper stage to east has single chamfered light and upper 3-light window with 4-centred arched lights, recessed spandrels and square hood mould. At the north side, there are staggered lancets for the stair tower ; moulded string course contained and upper C20 2-light window ; the upper part rebuilt in brick. The south side also has an upper C20 2-light window. The west side has 4-centred arched doorway, hollow-chamfered, with hood mould. Window above, also with 4-centred arch and hood mould ; originally 3-light, the stoolings remaining for the mullions and some of the upper part of the tracery, of Perpendicular style. Interior: In the north west corner there is basket-arched doorway to the stair, hollow-chamfered. Stone newel stair. There is a plain 4-centred arch over the west door and the west window. Lyson's Cornwall shows a print of 1814, which shows the top stage of the tower missing.

Listing NGR: SX0379963643