St. Allen

On the same day that I re-visited Perranzabuloe church I made a first visit to St. Allen church on a minor road off the A30 near Zelah. My choice of route from the A30 was fortuitous as I found a good Cornish Cross halfway between Trevalso and Rosemerryn. St. Allen itself consists of little more than the Church and Old Rectory so it was something of a surprise to find a large car park by the church; perhaps a large congregation comes by car. The most striking feature is the tower with a tall stair turret rising above it. Inside, both nave and aisle have stained glass windows and wooden wagon roofs. Although there are no carved bench ends, one pew has a fine carved wooden back. I quote here from the Cornwall Historic Churches Trust: "There are three granite medieval crosses in the churchyard. One, a wayside cross, was found buried in the churchyard, close to the east end of the church in 1882 when the grave of Mary Morris, the incumbent's wife, was being dug. It was re-erected in 1912 at the south east corner of the church, near where it was discovered. A tall "wheel-head" cross, also formerly buried, now stands near the porch following its discovery in 1930. Both these crosses are thought to have been concealed at the Reformation and have survived well." In August 2017, when I visited, thre was lovely flower display, standing by a figure wth a staff; is it St. Allen or St. Christopher?

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