St Mawes' Church, St Mawes
St Mawes’ Church, St Mawes | |
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Grade II listed[1] | |
Groundbreaking | 1883 |
Completed | 5 December 1884 |
Construction cost | £1,500 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 250 persons |
Administration | |
Province | Province of Canterbury |
Diocese | Diocese of Truro |
Archdeaconry | Cornwall |
Deanery | Powder |
Parish | St Just in Roseland |
St Mawes’ Church is a
, England, UK.History
The name of the town comes from
The new church to serve the town of St Mawes was opened by the Bishop of Truro Dr George Wilkinson on 5 December 1884.[3] It was built in the Early English style, and consists of a chancel, nave, porch and bell turret. It was built of local stone with facings of St Stephen’s granite. The west window was given by the daughter of Staff-Commander Vincent of Southampton in memory of her parents and cost 100 guineas. The chancel window is a gift of the relatives of Miss Cullah who died whilst on a visit to St Mawes. The north and south chancel windows were presented by Mrs Kennerley and Mrs Payne. The building cost £1,500 and was designed by Revd. C. W. Carlyon.
Parish status
The church is in a joint parish with
- St Just’s Church, St Just in Roseland
References
- ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St Mawes (Grade II) (1141000)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford; pp. 115-16
- ^ "St Mawes". Cornishman. Falmouth. 11 December 1884. Retrieved 3 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.