Church Of St Petrock

The Church of St Petrock is a parish church, largely dating to the 13th century, with substantial rebuilding and extension in the 15th century and a major restoration in 1889-90. It is constructed mainly of coursed granite ashlar, with some stone rubble, and has gable-ended slate roofs. The church comprises a nave, chancel, north and south aisles, a west tower, and a south porch. The earliest fabric is visible in the chancel. The 15th-century work includes the south aisle, porch, and tower. The north aisle and vestry were added during the 1889-90 restoration.

The three-stage west tower has set-back buttresses and is battlemented with crocketted pinnacles. A heavily moulded west doorway features a 4-centred arch and hoodmould, with a late Perpendicular 3-light window above. The north aisle incorporates material from the original north wall, including a 2-centred arched doorway and 1- and 2-light cinquefoiled windows. A late Perpendicular granite 2-light window is at the east end of the north aisle with a late 19th-century vestry adjoining it; both have 3-light Perpendicular-style windows. The south wall of the chancel has a 15th-century 2-light cinquefoiled window, while the south aisle contains late 19th-century windows. The single-storey south porch has a moulded 4-centred arched doorway, chamfered on the inside.

Inside, the south doorway is of granite, simply chamfered with a 4-centred arch and stone seats. The south aisle arcade consists of three bays of granite depressed 4-centred arches, supported by Pevsner A-type piers with cup capitals and bases. The north arcade is an exact replica. The tall 4-centred tower arch has jambs carved with ogee-headed panels. A similar chancel arch is present. A piscina with an arched opening is in the south wall of the south aisle, with a squint leading to the sanctuary. A pointed cinquefoiled lancet window is located in the north wall of the chancel, largely obscured by the later vestry. A trefoil-headed piscina is within the south wall of the chancel. Woodwork and carving are largely from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including a particularly fine screen carved by the Misses Pinwell of Ermington, and pew ends. Wagon roofs date from the 1889-90 restoration. A tub-font, possibly pre-Norman and made from Hurdwick stone, is also present. Some 15th- to 16th-century glass remains in the east window of the north aisle and the south-west window of the chancel.