St Mary's Church, Penzance
| St Mary’s Church, Penzance | |
|---|---|
 St Mary’s Church, Penzance | |
| Coordinates: 50°06′59.82″N 5°32′0.33″W / 50.1166167°N 5.5334250°W | |
| Location | Penzance |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Mary |
| Consecrated | 6 September 1836 |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* listed[1] |
| Architect(s) | Charles Hutchens |
| Groundbreaking | 1832 |
| Completed | 15 November 1835 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Penzance |
| Deanery | Penwith |
| Archdeaconry | Cornwall |
| Diocese | Diocese of Truro |
| Province | Province of Canterbury |
St Mary’s Church, Penzance is a Grade II* listed[1] parish church in the Church of England in Penzance, Cornwall.
History
The site as a place of worship dates from at least the fourteenth century, but was a chapel to the parish at Madron. Despite enlargements in 1662 to 1672, and 1782 it was severely overcrowded by 1824. The Reverend Thomas Vyvyan made arrangements to replace it with a new church designed by Charles Hutchens. The Clerk of Works was John Pope Vibert. The rebuilt church was consecrated by the Bishop of Exeter, Henry Phillpotts, on 6 September 1836.[2]
Organ
The organ contains casework dating from 1676 originally located in St Mary’s Church, Oxford. The organ is by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd and was moved here from Oxford in 1949. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[3]
References
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- 1 2 Historic England. "Church of St Mary, Chapel Street (Grade II*) (1220507)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ "The Lord Bishop of Exeter". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. Plymouth. 10 September 1836. Retrieved 27 September 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "NPOR D08564". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 27 September 2015.