About Plungar's Church of St Helen
Parking for all Caches in Plungar is somewhere near the Church as all other roads are very narrow.
Grade II*listed since 1968.
The church dates from the 13th century, with the first recorded Vicar in 1222. However most was replaced with a 14th century tower, and the rest in the 15th century.
The church consists of a west tower, south porch, nave, south aisle with chapel, and chancel. It is built in ironstone with limestone dressings and lead roofs.
There is a three stage tower without buttresses, with a castellated parapet. The corners have gargoyles, and there is a row of small grotesques and animals running below the parapet. There are two bells from 1747. The nave has a three bay south arcade. The tower arch is decorated with animal grotesques including a lizard, and ballflowers.
On the west exterior of the tower there are several plaques carved with scenes from Reynard the Fox, although now sadly much eroded. The nave roof has tie beams and arched braces, the corbels are carved Angels.
The chancel and south Chapel are quite plain, but there are several fine bench ends in the chancel dating from circa 1500. The church was restored in 1855 when the south Chapel was added.
The east window has plain glass, and there is only patterned glass in the south Chapel.
The original pipe organ was replaced by an electronic organ in 1993. There is a 15th century font, and the pulpit is of Caen stone.
This cache is an ideal parking location for the others in the village
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