St Mary’s is part of a cluster of churches that
serve the parishes of Torpoint, Antony and
Sheviock.
Bishop Bronescombe of Exeter consecrated
the building on Monday 13 October in the year
1259 during a tour of Cornwall in which he
consecrated twenty churches. However, the
parish is much older than the present building
and was mentioned in the Doomsday Book
and a previous building mentioned in a Papal
Bull dated 1193.
The original building consisted of Tower with
spire, the Nave and the Chancel.
Between 1350 and 1370 the Lady Emmeline
Dawney, with her husband Sir Edward
Courtney did some building in the locality
including the church where two transepts were
added – turning the church into a cruciform
shape. The effigies of Lady Emmeline and Sir
Edward are to be found in the South transept
known as the Dawney aisle.
About 1430 the North aisle was added and the church paved with slate and seats
provided only for the infirm and elderly against the walls.
In 1851 the church was restored under the supervision of G E Street and the East
Window was put in. The Pulpit and choir stalls were added in 1910
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