The Corpus of ROMANESQUE SCULPTURE in Britain & Ireland
St Sampson (medieval)
Parish church
South Hill is a hamlet in east Cornwall, 7½ miles S of Launceston. The church stands in the centre of the settlement and is substantially 14thc with 15thc additions. It was restored in 1871. The font is the only Romanesque feature.
Parish church
The large church of St Sampson lies within the now small town of Cricklade on the River Thames.
A pilaster strip in the S wall of the nave is clear evidence that the nave originated before the Conquest. In the late 12thc. the first parts of the north and south arcades were inserted into the nave. In the late 13thc. further bays were added, and the arches of the whole arcade were built.
Romanesque sculpture is found on the arcades. Other loose sculpture, some of which may be Anglo-Saxon, has been inserted into the S wall and the N porch.