St Julitta's Church, Lanteglos-by-Camelford is a

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parish church in the

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Diocese of Truro in

Lanteglos-by-Camelford Camelford () is a town and civil parish in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, situated in the River Camel valley northwest of Bodmin Moor. The town is approximately north of Bodmin and is governed by Camelford Town Council. The ward popu ...

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St Julitta's Church, St Juliot St Julitta's Church, St Juliot is a Grade II* listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statu ...

, is dedicated to the same local saint.)

History

The church dates from the 12th century, with a 14th-century tower. The six bay south

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and possibly also the south porch were added in the 15th century. In 1860 the church was re-roofed. It was restored in a heavy-handed manner by

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starting in 1865. Restoration of the nave and south aisle by Messrs Westlake and Cann were completed by August 1867 such that the church could be reopened but further work was still ongoing. Further restoration was done in 1873. In 1870, one of the choristers, George Perry, aged 12, an inmate of the workhouse, was detected stealing half a crown () from the offertory whilst “bearing the bag” in the church. He was remanded for a month.

Parish status

The church is in a joint benefice with: *

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* St Thomas of Canterbury's Church, Camelford

Memorials

*W. Inch (d. 1815) by Robert Isbell of Stonehouse

Organ

The organ dated from around 1793 and was built by William Allen of London. A specification of the organ can be found in the

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. It was removed in 1986.

Bells

The tower contains a peal of 6 bells. Four date from 1783 and are by John II Pennington and Christopher IV Pennington. The remaining two are from 1883 by

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Churchyard crosses

The church is noted for the four medieval wheel-headed crosses and an inscribed stone from the 10th century which reads AELSELD 7 GENERED WOHTE YSNE SYBSTEL FOR AELWYNEYS SOUL 7 FOR HEYSEL. This has been translated as ''Aelsel and Genere made this family stone or place of peace for Aelwine's soul and for themselves or Heysel''. Discovered at Castle Goff Farm in 1858, it was relocated here in 1900 and is now a

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. The Anglo-Saxon inscription is hard to read: another version is "Aelselth ⁊ Genereth wohte thisne sybstel for Aelwines soul ⁊ for heysel" (Alseth and Generth wrought this personal memorial for Aelwine and for themselves).Beacham, Peter; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2014). ''The Buildings of England. Cornwall''. Yale University Press. ; p. 281

References

External links

Lanteglos by Camelford; Rectors
lanteglosandhelstone/the-church-of-julitta; Google {{DEFAULTSORT:Lanteglos Lanteglos Lanteglos Camelford