Otterham, Jacobstow & Treneglos

I visited Otterham and Jacobstow, in the north of Cornwall, in late May 2017, mainly for their churches. Otterham's has a part Norman tower, was heavily restored in 1889, and offered little interest to Pevsner. However, I found more interest in it than did he. Apart from the tower it consists of just nave and south aisle. The chancel ceiling is attractive, with wagon roof and carved bosses. A priest's chair has carved decoration; on one wall there is a fine slate memorial tomb cover; on another is a carved wood war memorial. Jacobstow church lies in a hollow at the bottom a hill. Opposite is an attractive row of fairly modern cottages. Outside is a Cornish Cross of indeterminate age. Inside is a Norman font with heads at the corners, a carved wood pulpit on a stone plinth and a plain slab of granite for an altar. Treneglos is a few miles to the south-east of Otterham and lies north of the A395 Camelford to Kennards House road. It is a tiny hamlet, consisting of little more than a church and a couple of farms. I was unable to gain access to the Victorian church but liked the older porch. It has a wagon roof with carved wooden bosses and an intriguing tympanum over the inside door: two lions, facing one another, separated by a tree. Pevsner reports that inside is a small circular font with faces on the corners of the square base.

Otterham Church

Treneglos Porch Ceiling

Jacobstow Church