Cornish church notes.
Some articles and notes on the history of Anglican churches and
their stained glass windows in and around Truro in Cornwall, with links to
photographs of the buildings and windows described.
- Kenwyn, Truro
- Short report in the Ecclesiologist
of September 1845 of the installation of two windows,
one
at the east end of the chancel, and one at the east end of the south aisle.
- Kenwyn
- Short report in the Royal Cornwall Gazette
of Friday 5th April 1850 of the erection in the
churchyard
of a cross in memory of Rev. George James Cornish.
- The Late Vicar of Kenwyn
- Short report in the Royal Cornwall Gazette
of Friday 22nd November 1850 describing the installation of a
memorial window
and pulpit in memory of Rev. George James Cornish.
- S. Cuby, Kenwyn, near Truro
- Report in the Ecclesiologist
of February 1851 describing recent restoration work and the installation of a
window
and other memorials to Rev. George James Cornish.
- The thunderstorm of Wednesday: Kenwyn Church.
- Short report in the Royal Cornwall Gazette
of the damage to the church from the lightning strike to the tower on Wednesday 19th December 1860.
- Fatal thunder storm.
- Report in the Royal Cornwall Gazette
of the damage to the church from the lightning strike to the tower on Wednesday 19th December 1860.
A similar article appeared in the
West Briton, Friday December 21st
1860 page 5.
- Kenwyn Church
- Announcement in the Royal Cornwall Gazette
of the forthcoming re-opening of the church on Thursday 15th May 1862
after restoration work.
- Re-opening of Kenwyn Church
- First report in the Royal Cornwall Gazette
of the re-opening of the church after restoration work.
It contains some history of the parish and
church, as well as a description of the restoration work, a new
memorial window
in memory of William Mansel Tweedy, and a short
description of the service held on Thursday 15th May 1862
to celebrate the re-opening.
- Re-opening of Kenwyn Church
- Report in the West Briton
of the re-opening of the church after restoration work.
It contains some history of Church in Cornwall, the parish of Kenwyn and
its church, as well as a description of the restoration work, a new
memorial window
in memory of William Mansel Tweedy, and a
description of the service held on Thursday 15th May 1862
to celebrate the re-opening.
- Re-opening of Kenwyn Church
- Second report in the Royal Cornwall Gazette
of the re-opening of the church after restoration work.
It contains a description of the service held
in the church on Thursday 15th May 1862 to celebrate the re-opening.
- Memorial to the late Mr. Edward Osler
- Report in the Royal Cornwall Gazette
of Friday 8th January 1864 of the installation of a memorial window
in the chancel.
- Memorial Window in Kenwyn Church
- Report in the Royal Cornwall Gazette
of Friday 12th August 1864 of the installation of a
memorial window
above the altar, in memory of members of the Carlyon family.
- Kenwyn Church
- Report in the West Briton
of Friday 2nd September 1864 of the installation of a
memorial window
in the chancel in memory of Elizabeth Blamey.
- Kenwyn Church
- Report in the Royal Cornwall Gazette
of Friday 13th January 1865 of the installation of a
memorial window
in the chancel in memory of John Tippet, a former churchwarden.
- Kenwyn Harvest Festival.—A New Vestry
- Report in the Royal Cornwall Gazette
of the opening of the new vestry, celebrated during the Harvest Festival
on Tuesday 27th September 1892.
- Kenwyn Church Truro
- Guide to the church, written in 1971.
- Memorial to Bishop Stubbs
- Short report in the Royal Cornwall Gazette
of February 1914 of the funding of the
memorial window
in the chapel, and other memorials to Bishop Stubbs.
- St Mary’s Church, Truro
- Report in the Royal Cornwall Gazette
of Friday July 18th 1845 of the installation of two stained-glass windows,
one
above the altar. A shorter version of this article appeared in the
Builder, Saturday August 16th
1845 (vol. 3) page 388.
- S. Mary the Virgin, Truro
- Short report in the Ecclesiologist
of September 1845 of improvements and restoration, including
the installation of two stained-glass windows,
one
above the altar.
- S. Mary, Truro, Cornwall.
- Short report in the Ecclesiologist
of June 1849 of recent improvements, including the installation of five stained-glass windows.
- S. Mary’s, Truro.
- Report in the Ecclesiologist
of April 1851 of recent improvements, including the installation of eight stained-glass windows.
- Opening of Kea Church
- Short report in the Cornwall Gazette and Falmouth Packet
of the first service in the church, held on Sunday 3rd October 1802.
- Design of the
east window
- Exchange of letters between Elizabeth Frances Anne Daubuz of Killiow,
the donor of the window,
George Fellowes Prynne, the architect of the church, Percy Bacon, the designer
of the window, Walter Damarel Coode, one of the churchwardens,
Canon H. Holroyd Mills, rector of St. Stephen-in-Brannel and Honorary
Secretary of the Diocesan Advisory Committee on Faculties, and
Mr. H.L. Cowlard, Diocesan Registrar.
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Canon Holroyd Mills to Elizabeth Daubuz,
25th May, 1925.
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George Fellowes Prynne to Elizabeth Daubuz,
15th June, 1925.
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Elizabeth Daubuz to George Fellowes Prynne,
undated, but probably in reply to his letter of 15th June, 1925.
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George Fellowes Prynne to Elizabeth Daubuz,
3rd July, 1925.
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George Fellowes Prynne to Elizabeth Daubuz,
10th August, 1925.
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George Fellowes Prynne to Elizabeth Daubuz,
5th October, 1925.
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George Fellowes Prynne to Walter Coode,
8th October, 1925.
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Elizabeth Daubuz to Canon Holroyd Mills,
undated.
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Canon Holroyd Mills to Elizabeth Daubuz,
19th October, 1925.
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George Fellowes Prynne to Walter Coode,
13th November, 1925.
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George Fellowes Prynne to Walter Coode,
4th December, 1925.
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Canon Holroyd Mills to Walter Coode,
5th January, 1926.
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George Fellowes Prynne to Walter Coode,
8th January, 1926.
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Percy Bacon to Walter Coode,
8th January, 1926.
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Walter Coode to H.L. Cowlard,
30th January, 1926.
- Opening of the New Mission Church of Old Kea
- Report in the West Briton
of the opening of the new church on Thursday 1st January 1863,
describing the church.
- Opening of the New Mission Church at St. Kea
- Report in the West Briton
of the opening of the new church on Thursday 1st January 1863,
describing the opening service.
- Re-opening of the new mission school-church of Old Kea
- Report in the Royal Cornwall Gazette
of the opening of the new church on Thursday 1st January 1863,
describing the church and the opening service.
- Church restoration
- Report in the Royal Cornwall Gazette
of the re-opening of the church on Tuesday 3rd April 1866.
- New Church
- Report in the West Briton
of a meeting on Thursday 23rd February 1826 to discuss
building a new church .
- Opening of St. John’s Chapel
- Report in the Royal Cornwall Gazette
of the opening of the church on Sunday 27th April 1828.
- St. John’s Chapel of Ease, Truro.
- Report in the Royal Cornwall Gazette
of the re-opening of the church on Sunday 16th December 1860 after extensive alterations.
- Re-opening of St. John’s Church, Truro
- Report in the Royal Cornwall Gazette
of the re-opening of the church on Sunday 12th October 1884.
- S. George, (temporary), Truro, Cornwall
- Report in the Ecclesiologist
of June 1849 of the erection of a temporary wooden church.
- St. George’s Church, Truro
- Report in the Royal Cornwall Gazette
of the laying of the foundation stone on Monday 29th May 1854.
- Consecration of St. George’s District Church, Truro
- Report in the Royal Cornwall Gazette
of the consecration of the church on Friday 28th September 1855.
- St. George, Truro
- Report in the Royal Cornwall Gazette
of Saturday 19th February 1870, of the erection of a stained-glass
window in memory of Ellen Williams.
- Mithian Church
- Report in the West Briton
of Thursday 31st August 1882 describing improvements to the
chancel, including a new
east window.
- Mithian
- Report in the Royal Cornwall Gazette
of Friday 1st September 1882 describing improvements to the
chancel, including a new
east window.
- Chacewater Church
- Report in the Royal Cornwall Gazette
of Thursday 18th February 1892 announcing the selection of the
plans of architect Edmund Sedding for the rebuilding of the church
- Chacewater Church
- Report in the Royal Cornwall Gazette
of the reopening of the church on Tuesday 20th December 1892
after rebuilding.
- New Mission Church at Malpas
- Report in the Royal Cornwall Gazette
describing the church and the opening service on Friday 19th May 1882.
- Inscription below the
window
at the east end of the south aisle.
- Letters between William Cleveland-Stevens, Chancellor
of the Diocese, the Diocesan Registrar, and William Sydney Bowdon, vicar of
St. Merryn.
- Rev William Bowdon to Mr. Harvey,
19th March, 1941.
- William Cleveland-Stevens to Diocesan Registrar,
25th March, 1941.
- Bazaar at Port Eliot
- Report on a bazaar to raise funds for the restoration of the church,
held from Tuesday 15th to Thursday 17th September 1896.
- Installation of the
east window
- Reports of the unveiling ceremony, on Sunday 1stNovember 1896, for the
east window:
- New window at St. Germans Church.
- New window at St. Germans Church (Western Daily Mercury).
- St. Germans Church: window unveiling by the Bishop of Truro.
- St. Germans Church: the new east window.
- St. Germans Church: the new east window (Westminster …)
- St. Germans Church: dedication of a new window
- Report of the unveiling and dedication ceremony, on Wednesday 15th October 1902,
for the window on the south side of the south aisle.
St. Ladoca, Ladock
- Re-opening of Ladock Parish Church
- Report in the Royal Cornwall Gazette of the
re-opening of the church on Sunday 17th January 1864 after
restoration.
St. Feoca, Feock
- S. Feock, near Truro
- Report in the Ecclesiologist of September 1845
of the restoration of the church.