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 242 THE CHURCHES OF CORNWALL St. Wenn consists of chancel (rebuilt in 1823), nave, aisles, S. porch, and W. tower ; considerable restoration in 1868. The 15th cent, nave arcades have each 3 arches, supported by monolith granite piers with well-carved capitals of St. Stephen stone. Two-staged tower has double buttresses, and plinth is elaborately enriched with quatrefoils and heavy moulding ; was originally of three stages, but highest stage destroyed and second much damaged by lightning in 1663. Late Norm, font has bowl ornamented around rim with treble chevron mould- ings, and supported at angles by shafts with human heads as capitals. (Registers, 17 16.) Whitstone (St. Anne). — Chancel, nave, con- tinuous aisles, S. porch, and W. tower ; consider- able but necessary repairs of much dilapidated building in 1864, and there was further restora- tion in 1882. N. arcade has 5 arches, and S. arcade 4 arches, both 15th cent., and supported on monolith granite piers. Tower of 4 low stages has 17th cent, inserted doorway, and window above it. Late Norm, circular font has good band of foliage round bowl. All windows are modern. Sedilia and piscina of chancel also modern, but to right hand of priests' doorway, of S. chancel aisle, is an old niche containing a portable ribbed mortar. This mortar looks domestic, but if cross cut in relief on it is ancient, it may have served as holy-water stoup. Some old bench-ends worked into a seat on N. side of chancel. Aisle roofs show