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Parish Church of:
Calstock
The church of St. Andrew, which stands on a commanding
eminence, is an ancient building of Cornish granite in the
Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, nave of four
bays, aisles, a mortuary chapel, built in 1588, and
belonging to the Edgcumbe family, vestry, south porch and an
embattled western tower, with octagonal pinnacles,
containing a clock and 6 bells, cast in 1773; in the chapel
, among others, are the tombs of Richard Edgcumbe, ob. 1588,
and of Jemima, daughter of John, 1st Baron Crew, of Stene,
and wife of Edward, 1st Earl of Sandwich, ob. 1674; in the
north arcade of the nave are some ancient mural paintings:
the east window is a memorial to Issac Rosekilly, d., 1883:
in the south aisle is a copy of the letter of thanks form
Charles I, sent to all the parishes in Cornwall, and dated
1643: in the porch are the remains of a holy water stoup and
a deeply carved tombstone commemorating Griffith Stevens,
ob. 1591, and John Stevens, ob. 1620: there are 330
sittings. The churchyard was enlarged in 1880 to three acres
and an additional acre was added in 1887. The existing
register dates from the 1656.
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