The Church is a small edifice, standing at the north-east entrance of the town; but the tower has not been rebuilt, since it fell down a few years back. The interior contains a handsome monument, with effigies of the deceased, erected to the memory of Otwell Hill, Esq., and his wife, who died in 1614, with the following curious inscription:
Stock Lancashire, birth London, Cornwall gave
To Otwell Hill inheritance and grave,
Frank, frugal, pleasant, sober, stout, and kind,
Of worde true, just in deede, men did him finde.
Two Raigns he served a justice of the Peace,
Belov’d he liv’d and godly did decease,
Mary his Wife, to overlive him lothe,
This Monument hath raised to them both.
Mevagissey contains near 400 houses, and according to the late census, 2450 inhabitants. About two miles from the town, is Helegan, the seat of the Rev. Henry Hawkins Tremayne, a very elegant and substantial residence, most beautifully situated and embellished with fine gardens and shrubberies, and when perfectly finished, will be as handsome a residence as any in the county. The present liberal proprietor possesses great taste, and is daily improving the grounds, &c. The walk to the Battery close to the sea is really delightful, and the woody plantations add greatly to the beauty of this residence.