All Saints' Church, Falmouth

All Saints' Church, Falmouth

All Saints' Church, Falmouth

OS grid reference SW 802 325
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship High Church
Website www.allsaintsfalmouth.co.uk
History
Dedication All Saints
Administration
Parish Falmouth, Cornwall
Archdeaconry Cornwall
Diocese Truro
Province Canterbury
Clergy
Vicar(s) Fr. Stephen Drakeley
Curate(s) Fr. Stewart Turner
Laity
Organist/Director of music Roger King

All Saints' Church, Falmouth is a parish church in the Church of England located in Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.

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History

The foundation stone for this church was laid by the Duke of Cornwall in 1887.[1] It was designed by the architect J. D. Sedding in the Gothic Revival style.[2] The aisles are narrow and there is a large east window of five lancets.[3]

The church was consecrated on 17 April 1890 by the Bishop of Barbados, the Rt Revd Herbert Bree, in place of the Bishop of Truro, Dr Wilkinson, who was ill.

List of vicars

Organ

The pipe organ was built by Hele & Co of Plymouth in 1887.

A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

List of organists

References

  1. ^ Nikolaus Pevsner (1970) The Buildings of England, Cornwall, 2nd ed.
  2. ^ www.allsaintsfalmouth.co.uk
  3. ^ Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall; 2nd ed. Penguin Books; p. 67
  4. ^ Mate, G. A. (1921) Dictionary of Organs and Organists. Second ed.