St Thomas of Canterbury's Church, Camelford

St Thomas of Canterbury’s Church, Camelford
St Thomas of Canterbury’s Church, Camelford
St Thomas of Canterbury’s Church, Camelford Location within Cornwall
50°37′26.6″N04°40′38″W / 50.624056°N 4.67722°W / 50.624056; -4.67722
Location	Camelford, Cornwall
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	St Thomas of Canterbury
Consecrated	6 August 1938
Architecture
Architect(s)	Sir Charles Nicholson, 2nd Baronet
Administration
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Truro
Archdeaconry	Bodmin
Deanery	Trigg Minor and Bodmin [1]
Parish	Lanteglos by Camelford with Advent

St Thomas of Canterbury's Church, Camelford is a church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Camelford, Cornwall. ^[2] It is a chapel-of-ease in the parish of Lanteglos-by-Camelford.

History

The church was built between 1937 and 1938 to the designs of the architect Charles Nicholson. The Cowlard family of Launceston). ^[3] gave the medieval font. Pevsner describes it as

A minor delight. It sits well on a slightly elevated site above the main road, its modest scale and use of local Delabole slate combining well with an understated Romanesque style... ^[2]

There was in medieval times a chapel of St Thomas in the town which probably fell into disuse after the Reformation (it is recorded in 1312).

Parish status

The church is in a joint benefice with:

• St Adwen's Church, Advent
• St Julitta's Church, Lanteglos-by-Camelford

Stained glass

The church has two good windows by famous designers:

• Chancel east window, 1938 by Martin Travers
• South Chapel east window, 1938 by Theodora Salusbury

References

• Cornwall portal

1. "Camelford: St Thomas of Canterbury". 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. 142. ISBN   9780300126686.
3. Madford; Launceston Then!