St. Meubred Revisited

Meubred Revisited

I had been back in Cardinham in December 2014 and January 2015, researching walks for my Walks Inland page, but on each occasion I had only been passing through in the course of the walk. In July 2016 I decided to return to Cardinham to take a really good look around the church. I was glad that I did as this is really quite an impressive church, consisting of nave, two aisles and a three stage tower topped by crocketed pinnacles. As you approach, note the sundial on the porch, on it the names of the churchwardens of the time. Porch and aisles have wagon roofs, the north aisle having elaborately carved roof bosses. As you enter, you are faced by the expected Royal coat of arms but, unexectedly, carved in wood. There are good bench ends, mostly of the 15th and 16th centuries; one bears the Wills family coat of arms. There is also a carved lectern. Two windows carry stained glass, though none of it ancient. Unusually there are two fonts, the larger Norman, the smaller slimmer one Georgian. In the churchyard there are two Cornish crosses. One, above the entrance steps, is a small cross head on a tall unrelated shaft. The other, near the porch, is unusual in having inscription and carvings on the shaft faces. Apparently there are inscribed stones, one in the churchyard, one built into a cart shed, south of the church. I missed these and may have to retun to find them.

Elaborate roof bosses in the north aisle

Signed from A38, immediately S of A 30 at Carminow Cross