Grade I listed
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parish church in the
Church of England
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Diocese of Truro in
St Erth
St Erth () is a civil parishes in England, civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
St Erth takes its name from Saint Erc, one of the many Irish saints who brought Christianity to Cornwall during the Sub-Roman Britain, Da ...
,
Cornwall
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, England, UK.
History
The parish church is dedicated to St Erc (Latin ''Ercus'') and is probably of the 14th century. It is not a large church and has a west tower of three stages. There are north and south aisles, the arcade in the north aisle having piers of two different types.
It was restored in 1747 by Vicar Collins. There was a subsequent restoration in 1872 to 1874 which resulted in an almost complete rebuilding, except for the tower. The walls were built with
Polyphant stone
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, the old pews were replaced by open benches of pitch pine. The chancel roof was decorated and the chancel was paved with encaustic tiles. The east window was replaced. Two dormer windows were inserted in the roof. The wagon roof of the south porch is old and the font is Norman and of an unusual square design. The ornate wooden roofs of the nave and aisles and fine oak screen decorated with the Four Evangelists are due to the restoration of 1874. The wife of the vicar, Mrs Mills, presented a new font of carved Caen stone. The church was reopened by the Bishop on 20 February 1874.
In 1882 a new east stained-glass window was installed in the chancel. Inscriptions are ″''to the glory of God''″ and ″''in loving memory of Lawrence Henry Orde Woodd''″. Mr Woodd was an Inspector of Schools and died in the churchyard while entering the church to attend divine service. A memorial window to the Reverend A. W. Mills was unveiled in November 1886; the lower part of the window contains scenes from the life of the Good Shepherd, with a Latin inscription below.
The Trewinnard chapel was restored in 1912 under the supervision of Sedding and Wheatley in memory of the Hawkins family. The cost was borne by Mrs Hawkins, widow of Christopher Hawkins of the Trewinnard Estate. The carving around the altar was done by Hitch and Co of London, and Rashleigh, Pinwell and Co of Plymouth. One of the panels of the seat ends bears a figure of the late Bishop of Truro Dr. Charles Stubbs, who is depicted blessing the people.
Organ
The organ was installed in 1881 by William Sweetland of Bath for £300. The inauguration was on Thursday, 1 September 1881. A specification of the organ can be found on the
National Pipe Organ Register
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Godrevy
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St Gwinear’s Church, Gwinear
St Gwinear's Church, Gwinear is a Grade I listed church in the Church of England in Gwinear, Cornwall.
History
Gwinear church is dedicated to St Winierus (in Irish Fingar), according to legend the leader of the Irish missionaries who came to th ...
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St Gothian's Church, Gwithian
St Gothian's Church, Gwithian is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK. Nothing is known about St Gothian, Gocianus or Gwithian.
History
The church dates from the 13th ce ...
St Felicitas and St Piala's Church, Phillack
St Felicitas and St Piala’s Church, Phillack is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Phillack, Cornwall, England, UK.
History
The church dates from the 12th century. The tower is 15th century. It was ...