St Mawes’ Church is a Grade II listed[1] parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in St Mawes, Cornwall, England, UK.
| St Mawes’ Church, St Mawes | |
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 St Mawes’ Church, St Mawes | |
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| 50°09′27.68″N 5°01′1.22″W / 50.1576889°N 5.0170056°W | |
| Location | St Mawes |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Mawes |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | 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 |
History
editThe name of the town comes from Saint Maudez, a Breton saint, and there was a chapel here dedicated to him with his holy well nearby. Its existence in 1427 is mentioned in George Oliver's Monasticon and it remained in use until the reign of Elizabeth I when it was abandoned. From that time until c. 1838 there was no chapel for the townspeople until a private chapel built in 1807 by the Earl Temple (afterwards Marquis and then Duke of Buckingham) was licensed by the Bishop. This was on a different site and was built between 1881 and 1884. St Mawes continued however to be in the parish of St Just in Roseland.[2]
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
editThe church is in a joint parish with
References
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- ^ 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.