St Just's Church, St Just in Roseland

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St Just's Church, St Just in Roseland
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St Just's Church, St Just in Roseland
St Just's Church, St Just in Roseland
50°10′55.74″N5°00′56.47″W / 50.1821500°N 5.0156861°W / 50.1821500; -5.0156861
Location St Just in Roseland
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication St Justinian of Ramsey Island
Consecrated 1216
Administration
Province Province of Canterbury
Diocese Diocese of Truro
Archdeaconry Cornwall
Deanery Powder
Parish St Just in Roseland
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Location of St Just's Church, St Just in Roseland in Cornwall
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameChurch of Saint Just
Designated30 May 1967
Reference no. 1141006

St Just's Church, St Just in Roseland, is a Grade I listed [1] parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in St Just in Roseland, Cornwall, England, UK.

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History

The church is considered to have been founded around 550 AD in honour of St Just the Martyr. For the first 400 years, it was served by the Celtic clergy from the adjacent cell of Lanzeague. Around 950 AD it was taken from the Celtic Church by the Bishops of Cornwall, Crediton and Exeter. In 1140, the church was given by Robert Warelwast, Bishop of Exeter to the Canons of Plympton Priory, and served by their vicars. In 1189 the patronage was recovered from the Priory by John le Sor, Lord of Tolverne, and from that date the incumbents have been Rectors.

The current church building dates from the 13th century. It was consecrated in 1216 by Simon of Apulia, Bishop of Exeter.

It was restored in 1872 and re-opened by the Bishop on Monday 18 November 1872 who arrived at the church on HMS Ganges, the guest of Captain Tinklar. [2] New pews and the pulpit and reredos were provided. A new stone arch opening into the north transept was provided, and the floor was paved with Minton and Hollins encaustic tiles. The altar rails were removed and the altar placed on a level reached by two granite steps. The seating and other woodwork was executed by Messrs Borlase of St Just, and the mason's work was done by Messrs Clemens of Truro.

The vestry was added in the 20th century.

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

Organ

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The organ
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Virtual St Just in Roseland Organ running on iPod Touch 5G

The organ was originally in St John the Evangelist's Church, Treslothan. It was moved here in 1966 by Hele & Co and has subsequently been modified by Lance Foy. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [3]

Virtual Pipe Organ App

In 2018 the organ was made available as a 'Virtual Pipe Organ' on iPhone and iPad, with 50% of the revenues from the app donated to the parish organ fund. [4] [5] [6]

Rectors of St Just in Roseland

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List of rectors
The grave of Charles Bowen Cooke Cross to the memory of Charles John Bowen Cooke in St Just's Churchyard, St Just in Roseland.JPG
The grave of Charles Bowen Cooke

Notable people

The grave of Charles Bowen Cooke (illustrated above right), a notable locomotive engineer, is in the churchyard.

References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Just (Grade I) (1141006)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Re-opening of the church of St Just in Roseland" . Royal Cornwall Gazette. Falmouth. 23 November 1872. Retrieved 3 October 2015– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "NPOR [K00017]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "App-developer pulls out all the stops to create Virtual Organ for smartphones and tablets". www.churchtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "St Just in Roseland Organ". App Store. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  6. ↑ Donna Birrell interview 4th November 2018 , retrieved 23 November 2018
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