St Petroc’s Church
Cornwall’s largest parish church is also one of its oldest.
St Petroc’s dates from the turn of the 1470s, but includes architecture from an older Norman building like the tower on the north side.
Inside, the highly decorative baptismal font was fashioned in the 12th century.
There’s also a tremendous degree of workmanship visible in the 15th-century woodwork found at the pulpit, reredos, wall panelling and chancel screen.
At some point, the misericords from the same period were removed from the choir stalls and fixed to the lectern.
In one of the images there’s a man with five fingers and a thumb!
St Petroc’s dates from the turn of the 1470s, but includes architecture from an older Norman building like the tower on the north side.
Inside, the highly decorative baptismal font was fashioned in the 12th century.
There’s also a tremendous degree of workmanship visible in the 15th-century woodwork found at the pulpit, reredos, wall panelling and chancel screen.
At some point, the misericords from the same period were removed from the choir stalls and fixed to the lectern.
In one of the images there’s a man with five fingers and a thumb!
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