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HER Number:29222.31
Name:ST MICHAELS MOUNT - Medieval chapel

Summary

A chapel on St Michael's Mount, known as 'St Michael's church', dates from the C14.

Grid Reference:SW 5145 2983
Parish:St Michaels Mount, Penwith, Cornwall
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Protected Status

  • Conservation Area: ST MICHAEL'S MOUNT

Other References/Statuses

  • OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SW52NW 3
  • Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 29222.31
  • SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SW52NW 9

Monument Type(s):

  • CHAPEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Full description

A chapel on St Michael's Mount, known as 'St Michael's church' is cruciform in plan with a central tower. Henderson says it is extra parochial and outside the ordinary jurisdiction. The structure dates from the C14 although the form is that of the 1135 church (b1). It has C15 windows and a crossing tower. A brass chandelier is C15 but most of the other fittings are post-medieval. The building has been much restored (b3).


<1> Henderson, C, 1925, The Cornish Church Guide, 161-162 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3512.

<2> Henderson, C, 1955-60, Ecclesiastical Antiquities of the 109 parishes of West Cornwall & Ecclesiastical History of the 4 Western Hundreds, (NS) 217-223 (Article in Journal). SCO3499.

<3> Pevsner, N, 1951, The Buildings of England: Cornwall, 193-195 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4126.

Sources / Further Reading

[1]SCO3512 - Bibliographic reference: Henderson, C. 1925. The Cornish Church Guide. 161-162.
[2]SCO3499 - Article in Journal: Henderson, C. 1955-60. Ecclesiastical Antiquities of the 109 parishes of West Cornwall & Ecclesiastical History of the 4 Western Hundreds. JRIC (NS) Vol 2 (part 3 & 4) Vol 3 (part2 &4). (NS) 217-223.
[3]SCO4126 - Bibliographic reference: Pevsner, N. 1951. The Buildings of England: Cornwall. 193-195.

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Related records

29222Part of: ST MICHAELS MOUNT - Early Medieval religious house, Medieval religious house, Post Medieval religious house (Monument)

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