Illogan Highway

Illogan Highway

Illogan Highway Methodist Church and Church Hall
Illogan Highway
Illogan Highway shown within Cornwall
OS grid reference SW672418
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Redruth
Postcode district TR15
EU Parliament South West England

Illogan Highway is a village on the A30 main road west of Redruth in Cornwall, England.[1] It is in the civil parish of Carn Brea.

Thomas Merritt (1863-1908), who composed several Christmas carols, including "Hark the Glad Sound! The Saviour Comes" and "Lo! He Comes, an Infant Stranger" was organist at the Methodist church (pictured) from 1889 until his death in 1908. Merritt was born at Illogan,[2] the son of Thomas Merritt; he also composed an oratorio “The Christian Soldier” and a sacred cantata “Shepherd of Israel”.[3][4] Thomas Merritt, whose carols are sung by Cornishmen worldwide and who was commissioned to write the 1902 Coronation March for Edward VII, is buried in Illogan churchyard.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End & Isles of Scilly (St Ives & Lizard Point) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2009. ISBN 978-0-319-23289-7.
  2. ↑ "Thomas Merritt". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Parish of St Illogan; Thomas Merritt
  4. ↑ "Twelve Cornish Carols: Thomas Merritt". www.trevadamusic.co.uk. Trevada Music. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2013-01-30.


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