St Michael and All Angels Church, Penwerris
St Michael and All Angels Church, Penwerris is a parish church of the Church of England located in Penwerris, near Falmouth, Cornwall. The church is Anglo-Catholic and under the care of the Bishop of Ebbsfleet rather than the diocesan bishop.
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| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Michael and All Angels |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Penwerris, Cornwall |
| Diocese | Truro |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Clergy | |
| Priest(s) | Revd Mark Terence Mesley SSC |
The church was originally dedicated to the Holy Trinity, but this was later changed to St Michael & All Angels. It is a plain rectangular building of stone erected in 1827 and opened on 9 January 1828. It consists of a nave only and a western gallery.[1] Penwerris only became a parish in 1848; until then it was part of the parish of Budock.[2]
Organ
The church has a two-manual pipe organ by Hele & Co dating from 1889. A specification of the organ can be found in the National Pipe Organ Register.[3]
References
- Pevsner, N. (1970) The Buildings of England: Cornwall; 2nd ed. Penguin
- Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford; p. 177
- "NPOR K01431". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
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