Nil.— The Church of St. Clement.— B^ H. Michell Whitley, 



THE Church of Saint Clement is situate about two miles south- 

 east of Truro, on the shore of Tresillian Creek. It is now 

 undergoing a thorough restoration ; and an account of the Church, 

 and of its "Wall Frescoes, uncovered during the progress of the work, 

 may possibly be interesting. 



The plan comprises Chancel, Nave, South Aisle, North Transept, 

 Porch, and Tower ; and the internal dimensions are : Chancel, 22 

 feet by 14 feet 8 inches; Nave, 40 feet by 14 feet 8 inches; South 

 Aisle, 62 feet by 14 feet 2 inches; North Transept, 15 feet 6 inches 

 by 13 feet 6 inches. 



The architecture of the Tower is of the Decorated period, as is 

 also that of the North Transept and the remaining portions of the 

 original Nave; while the Aisle and Porch are in the Perpendic- 

 ular style. It is probable that the original Church consisted only of 

 Chancel, Transept, Nave, and Tower ; and that when it became in- 

 sufficient for the accommodation of the parishioners, the South Aisle 

 was added. The Tower is at the west end of the Nave, from which 

 it is separated by a fine Tower Arch of two orders, the outer 

 springing from an abacus moulding, and the inner from a corbel. It 

 has buttresses, of slight projection, extending to two-thirds its height, 

 and terminating in grotesque figures. The Tower Window had 

 been cleared of its mullions and tracery, and their place supplied by 

 a wooden frame. Its Dripstone is ornamented with three carved 

 heads. The Staircase Turret is in the north-west angle. 



There are three Bells, two of which are perfect; but, unfortunately, 

 the largest, like many of our old bells, has been cracked. The In- 

 scriptions are as follow : on the largest, " Saneta Trinitas D'nus Deus 

 miserere nobis ; " on the second, " Saneta Margareta ora pro nobis;" 

 and on the third, "Soli Deo detur gloria, 1625." Before the in- 

 scription on each of the two oldest bells is placed, (as was almost 

 invariably the case about the time they were cast), a floriated cross. 

 The Pounder's Mark on the largest bell is a shield having on it a 

 bell and the letters ^ ^. The second bell has on it, besides the 

 cross and the prayer to St. Margaret, two shields; on one of them 

 is a cross and the letters 1 1, (apparently the founder's mark) ; the 



