St Paul's Church, Gulworthy

St Paul's Church, Gulworthy

St Paul's Church, viewed from the churchyard
Location 50°32′01″N 04°11′30″W / 50.53361°N 4.19167°W / 50.53361; -4.19167
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Central Churchmanship
Website gulworthychurch.wordpress.com
History
Dedication Saint Paul
Consecrated 5 July 1856
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II listed
Specifications
Materials Granite, Hurdwick Stone
Administration
Parish Gulworthy
Diocese Exeter
Province Canterbury
Clergy
Priest in charge Rev. Michael Brierley

St Paul's Church, Gulworthy is a Church of England Church in Gulworthy, Devon and is one of the central buildings in the disparate parish, together with the neighbouring school. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]

History

In the mid-1800s, the Gulworthy area was the centre of substantial mining activity and the population increased rapidly[2] Francis Sackville Russell, the 7th Duke of Bedford gave land for the church and neighbouring school to be built to cater for "the spiritual and educational needs" of the community.[3]

The church was built of granite and the local Hurdwick stone[1] and was consecrated on 5 July 1856[3]

Current day

The church is now run as part of the benefice of St Eustachius Tavistock, and shares clergy with the Tavistock church and the Tavy Mission Community.[4] Regular services are only held on Sunday mornings.[5]

The church is notable for having replaced its heating system in 2008 with an environmentally-friendly biomass boiler burning wood pellets.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Church of St Paul, Gulworthy". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "A brief history of Gulworthy". St Paul's Church, Gulworthy. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  3. 1 2 "The parish and history of the church". St Paul's Church, Gulworthy. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "St Eustachius' Tavistock parish church and St Paul's Gulworthy - contact us". St Eustachius' Church Tavistock. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Services and events". St Paul's Church, Gulworthy. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "A biomass boiler for a church in Gulworthy Cross". Plan Local. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
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