|
Parish Church of:
Lanhydrock
The church of St Hydrock is an ancient building of stone in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, south porch and an embattled western tower with pinnacles containing 6 bells, hung in 1888, in place of a single and very ancient bell; there is a window at the east end, erected by Nevil Norway esq. as a memorial to his wife, Judith Catherine Norway, d. 1848: a slate tablet, with long inscriptions in Latin and English , commemorates George Carminow, ob. 1599, and Jane (Lower) his wife, ob. 1609; above are the arms of Carminow, with crest and supporters, and the Cornish motto, "Cala Rag Whethlow" (a straw for a tale-bearer); there are other memorials to Thomas Trenance, ob. 1596, and Joan his wife; and Lady Essex Specott, ob. 1689, and a variety of modern monuments: in 1888 the church was thoroughly restored, at the sole cost of Lord Robartes; the roof, seats and fittings throughout are of oak, in a modern Perpendicular style: the stained east
window was presented by the tenantry of the estate and beneath it is a splendidly carved reredos of alabaster and Cornwall Serpentine marble, representing the "Lord's Supper:" there are 120 sittings; in the churchyard is an ancient and elegant cross, about 8 feet high, with incised shaft, and a bold Maltese cross for the head. The register dates from the year 1561.
Links:
|
