St Nicholas's Church, Tresco
| St Nicholas' Church, Tresco | |
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Tresco Church | |
| Coordinates: 49°57′28″N 06°20′06″W / 49.95778°N 6.33500°W | |
| OS grid reference | SV 892 154 |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Nicholas |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Tresco |
| Deanery | Powder |
| Diocese | Truro |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd Guy C Scott |
St Nicholas's Church, Tresco, is a parish church in the Church of England located in Tresco, Isles of Scilly, UK.
History
There was a small church of unknown origin on Tresco in 1798. It was enlarged between 1822 and 1824 by Christopher Strick, surveyor, and enlarged again in 1835 and survived until replaced by the present building in 1879.
Edith Dorrien-Smith laid the foundation stone of the Anglican church of St Nicholas on 12 September 1877. The church was opened for worship on 17 June 1879 by Edward White Benson, the first Bishop of Truro, and was consecrated a few weeks later on 16 July 1882.
The dedication of the church to St Nicholas is the same as the dedication of the medieval Tresco Abbey, the remains of which are in Tresco Abbey Gardens.
Parish structure
St Nicholas's Church is within the United Benefice of the Isles of Scilly parishes, comprising
- All Saints' Church, Bryher
- St Agnes' Church, St Agnes.
- St Martin's Church, St Martin's
- St Mary's Church, St Mary's
- St Mary's Old Church, St Mary's,
Organ
The pipe organ dates from 1886 and is by the builder Eustace Ingram. The specification can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register
Gallery
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The sanctuary
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The organ
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The war memorial
See also
Sources
- The Buildings of England, Cornwall. Nikolaus Pevsner
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