St Hydroc's Church, Lanhydrock is a

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in the

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Lanhydrock Lanhydrock ( kw, Lannhedrek, meaning "church enclosure of St Hydrock") is a civil parish centred on a country estate and mansion in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The parish lies south of the town of Bodmin and is bounded to the north by Bodmin par ...

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History

The church dates from the 15th century. Sir Richard Robartes, 1st Baronet made some alterations around The church was restored and the chancel extended between 1886 and 1888. The church was re-opened on 3 October 1888.

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with *

St Petroc's Church, Bodmin St Petroc's Church, Bodmin, also known as Bodmin Parish Church, was a Roman Catholic Church until the reformation and is currently an Anglican parish church in the town of Bodmin, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The existing church building is ...

Lanivet Lanivet ( kw, Lanneves) is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated approximately southwest of Bodmin, and before the Bodmin by-pass was built, the A30 road between London and Land's End passed t ...

Church *St Stephen's Church, Nanstallon

Organ

The church contained a pipe organ built by

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in 1894 for the great music room in

Lanhydrock House Lanhydrock House, commonly known simply as Lanhydrock, is a country house and estate in the parish of Lanhydrock, Cornwall, UK. The great house stands in extensive grounds (360 hectares or 890 acres) above the River Fowey and it has been owned ...

. A specification of the organ can be found on the

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. It was moved to the church in the 1930s, but was later transferred to St Cuthbert's Church,

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. There is now an electronic organ. File:St Hydroc's Church with view on Lanhydrock Castle.jpg, View on Lanhydrock Castle

References

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