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 120 THE CHURCHES OF CORNWALL other against a vestry in N. aisle has paintings of St. James the Less, St. Bartholomew, and two other apostles. Well-carved timbers in wagon roof of S. aisle are old, other roofs new. Fourteen ft. from W. end of church is a detached two-staged tower with pyramidal roof, and having 3 bells ; it is appar- ently of 14th cent, date; the W., S., and most of N. sides of tower are formed out of natural rock. (Registers, 17 16.) St. Gwennap (St. Wenappd). — Chancel and nave with continuous aisles of 7 arches, N. and S. porches, and detached tower. Considerable piecemeal re- storation and renewal took place between 1863 and 1883. Church is throughout of granite and 15th cent. date. Font modern. A copy of Charles l.'s letter. Detached tower, near S. entrance to churchyard, is of 2 stages, has a pyramidal roof. (Registers, 1658.) St. Gwinear. — Chancel, nave, S. aisle with arcade of 4 arches, continuous N. aisle with arcade of 6 arches, further N. aisle of 4 arches, N. porch, and W. tower. Two Norm, beak-heads built into porch wall, various stones occur in fabric dressed after the Norm, fashion. Chancel E. window of 5 lights, with intersecting tracery, is good example of early Dec, c. 1300. Chancel piscina is of same date, and also E. window of S. aisle. There was a Dec. cruciform church on this site ; N. aisle has a Dec. piscina. S. aisle arcade is c. 1450. N. aisle arcade is c. 1 500 ; further aisle, or Arundell chapel,