St Adwen's Church, Advent

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St Adwen’s Church, Advent
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St Adwen’s Church, Advent
Location within Cornwall
50°36′12.1″N04°40′48″W / 50.603361°N 4.68000°W / 50.603361; -4.68000 Coordinates: 50°36′12.1″N04°40′48″W / 50.603361°N 4.68000°W / 50.603361; -4.68000
Location Advent, Cornwall
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication St Adwenna
Administration
Parish Lanteglos by Camelford with Advent
Deanery Trigg Minor and Bodmin [1]
Archdeaconry Bodmin
Diocese Truro
Province Canterbury
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameChurch of St Adwen
Designated17 December 1962
Reference no. 1328128

St Adwen's Church, Advent is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Advent, Cornwall. [2] It is the only church in Cornwall to have eight pinnacles to its tower. [3] It is dedicated to St Adwen, one of the daughters of King Brychan of Brycheiniog.

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History

The north transept and the west tower date from the 13th century. The font is Norman. The south aisle is 15th century. [3]

The church was restored in 1847-48 when the south chapel was demolished. From 1872 to 1874, at a cost of £400 (equivalent to £37,400in 2019), [4] the north walls of the nave and chancel, and the whole of the north transept was rebuilt. The pews were removed and open seating was provided. The work was executed by Westlake, Hooper and Worden of Camelford. It was re-opened on 23 September 1874. [5]

There was a further restoration in 1975.

The ecclesiastical parish is the responsibility of the Rector of Lanteglos-by-Camelford, and Advent has been associated with Lanteglos since medieval times.

Parish status

The church is in a joint benefice with:

Monuments

The church contains monuments to Elizabeth Bennet (died 1643, dated 1667), John Batten (died 1710), and Edward Dinham of Newton, St Kew (died 1831), as well as a carved granite stone to William Michel (died 1650), his wife Agnis (1685), and their children Elizabeth, Anne, Margery and Grace. [6]

Bells

The tower contains a ring of 6 bells. The oldest dates from around 1792 by Robert II Wells. Another bell is by John Taylor dating from 1832. The remainder are by John Warner & Sons, two from 1878 and two from 1907. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Advent: St Adwen". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. ↑ Beacham, Peter; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2014). The Buildings of England. Cornwall. Yale University Press. p. 91. ISBN   9780300126686.
  3. 1 2 Mike Salter (April 1999). The Old Parish Churches of Cornwall. Folly Publications. p. 12. ISBN   1871731372.
  4. ↑ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "Re-opening of Advent Church". West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser. England. 1 October 1874. Retrieved 11 May 2019– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Adwen (1328128)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Advent S Adwena or Tresinney". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers . Dovemaster. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
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