St Mary's Church, St Mary's

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St Mary's Church, St Mary's
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St Mary's Church, Hugh Town, St Mary's
St Mary's Church, St Mary's
49°54′56″N06°18′38″W / 49.91556°N 6.31056°W / 49.91556; -6.31056
OS grid reference SV906106
Location St Mary's, Isles of Scilly
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Broad Church
Website https://www.ioschurches.co.uk/
History
Dedication Blessed Virgin Mary
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II listed [1]
Specifications
Length100 feet (30 m) [2]
Width45 feet (14 m)
Administration
Province Canterbury
Diocese Truro
Deanery Powder
Parish St Mary's, Isles of Scilly
Clergy
Vicar(s) Canon Paul Miller

St Mary's Church, St Mary's is a parish church in the Church of England located in Hugh Town, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, UK. The Church was consecrated on 7 September 1838 and replaced the church at Old Town which was inconvenient for the Hugh Town population and in need of repair. [3]

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History

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Nave and chancel

Augustus Smith although not an architect designed the church and according to a letter, penned by himself to the secretary of the Duchy of Cornwall was very pleased with his architectural skill. Smith laid the foundation stone on 31 October 1836, on a site at the eastern end of Hugh Town on high ground between Carn Thomas and Buzza Hill. Vyvyan (1960) describes the building as ° ... bold rather than pleasing, plain rather than ornate, characteristics which mark the interior also″. King William IV granted £1,500 towards its erection, it was completed in August 1838 and was consecrated on 7 September 1838. [4] [2] The proposed inscription for the church, according to a memorandum in Smith's handwriting was to be ″This Church was erected by the munificence of His Majesty, King William the Fourth, a lasting memorial of his zeal and of his paternal regard for the inhabitants of these Islands.° It actually reads ″In the year of our Lord, 1837, this Church was erected by the munificence of His Majesty King William IV. The same was completed at the expense of Augustus Smith, Esq″. [3]

The interior contains the coloured and gilded wooden lion from the flagship of Sir Cloudesley Shovell, wrecked in 1707. Outside the church are two lead water cisterns, with heraldic plaques and cartouches set in strapwork panels, dating from 1727 and brought here from Star Castle. The church was repaired by Corfield (C. Russell and Son), Architects of Falmouth between 1979 and 1980. [5]

Stained glass

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Detail of window by Alfred Wilkinson from 1967

The east window dates from 1899 and is by Charles Eamer Kempe. The west window dates from 1937 and was designed by Arthur Lucien Ward. Two north windows by Alfred Wilkinson were added in 1967.

Bells

The peal of eight bells were cast together at Whitechapel Bell Foundry to a Gillett & Johnston 1922 profile in 2008. The bell frame was constructed and bells hung by Nicholson Engineering of Bridport 2009. [6] The dedication of the eight new bells, clock and chimes was by the Bishop of Truro Timothy Martin Thornton, on his first visit to the Islands. This was on 21 May 2009. [7]

Organ

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Organ

The church pipe organ is by Willis and dates from 1866. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

Parish structure

St Mary's Church is within the United Benefice of the Isles of Scilly parishes, comprising

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References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Mary's (Grade II) (1328823)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Visit of the Bishop of Exeter to the Isles of Scilly". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. Exeter. 22 September 1838. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 Vyvyan, Clara C (1960). The Scilly Isles. London: Robert Hale.
  4. ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner (1970) Cornwall; 2nd ed. (The Buildings of England). Penguin; p. 209
  5. ↑ "The Diamond Color Shenanigans Guide". Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Scilly Bells". scillybells.co.uk.
  7. ↑ rwadminsafe. "Ringing World upgrade". www.ringingworld.co.uk.
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