St Winwaloe's Church, Gunwalloe

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St Winwaloe's Church, Gunwalloe
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St Winwaloe's Church, Gunwalloe
St Winwaloe's Church, Gunwalloe
50°02′20″N5°16′09″W / 50.03898°N 5.26904°W / 50.03898; -5.26904
OS grid reference SW66012054
Location Gunwalloe
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication St Winwaloe
Administration
Province Province of Canterbury
Diocese Diocese of Truro
Archdeaconry Cornwall
Deanery Kerrier
Parish Cury and Gunwalloe
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Location of St Winwaloe's Church, Gunwalloe in Cornwall
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameChurch of St Winwaloe
Designated10 July 1957
Reference no. 1157975

The Church of Saint Winwaloe is the Grade I listed [1] parish church of Gunwalloe in Cornwall, England.

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History

The church is in the Church of England Diocese of Truro and is dedicated to Saint Winwaloe. It is likely to have been standing since at least the 15th century due to its characteristic three hall church design, [2] although some parts can be dated back to the 13th century, and one of the fonts is believed to be Norman. [2]

The small cross in the churchyard was found in the 19th century and taken to Penrose. At a later date it was placed in the churchyard. [3]

The church was used to film a wedding scene in The Lady of Pendower in 1934. [4] As part of the preparations, a track 130 feet (40 m) long was built to move the film camera along as the characters exited the church to achieve a tracking shot. [4]

Bell tower

The church has a detached bell tower, similar to those at Feock and Gwennap, which may date from before the 15th century. [2] The bell tower uses a set of six batons laid out similar to piano keys, and three medieval bells. These were recast in 1926. [5]

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with St Corentine's Church, Cury. The Rev. Sandys Wason was perpetual curate of both Cury and Gunwalloe from 1905 to 1920. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Winwaloe (Grade I) (1157975)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "History of Gunwalloe Church". Chct.info. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Langdon, A. G. (1896) Old Cornish Crosses. Truro: Joseph Pollard; pp. 69-70
  4. 1 2 "Film-making in Cornwall: Wedding Scene in Gunwalloe Church". The West Briton . 5 July 1934. p. 13. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Historic England. "Tower at SW of Church of St Winwaloe (1141760)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Brown, H. M. (1976) A Century for Cornwall. Truro: Blackford; pp. 66-67, 79-81

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