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 202 THE CHURCHES OF CORNWALL Oak pulpit has linen-fold panels, and is clearly pre- Reformation, c. 1525. There are some well-carved bosses left in roofs of both nave and transept. Against N. wall of nave is a slate slab, with good engraved rose-slips at angles, to "William Rounse- wall Gent," 1659. Poughill {St. Olave). — Chancel, nave, continuous aisles, S. porch, and W. tower. The plain square font, standing on circular shaft, and stoup in porch are Norm. Nave arcades noteworthy; they differ from general Cornish treatment. Four arches on N. side are of Caen stone and 14th cent. Arch of S. chancel aisle is same date as material, but 3 arches of nave are 15th cent, granite. Handsome 15th cent, tower of 3 stages is double-buttressed; octagonal embattled pinnacles with crocketed finials exceptionally good. Wagon roofs original and well carved, and panels remain plastered ; enriched work over where the rood stood. Old 15th and 16th cent, seating is retained, with a wealth of well- carved bench-ends, chiefly symbols of the Passion. Piscina and almery of S. chancel aisle discovered during restoration in 1889; they are 13th cent. Two striking wall-paintings of St. Christopher, on N. and S. walls respectively, were then brought to light ; both have been too vividly recoloured ; they are c. 1470. The vicar mistakenly thought that one was St. Olave, and added a crown, not in original painting. 1 In S. aisle is Charles I.'s letter and royal arms. (Registers, 1538.) 1 See Arch. Journal, March, 1901 ; also R.I.C., vol. xiv., with 2 plates.