All Saints' Church, Tuckingmill Explained

All Saints’ Church, Tuckingmill
Pushpin Map:Cornwall
Map Caption:Location within Cornwall
Coordinates:50.2201°N -5.2858°W
Location:Tuckingmill, Camborne, Cornwall
Country:England
Denomination:Church of England
Dedication:All Saints
Consecrated Date:21 July 1845
Heritage Designation:Grade II listed
Architect:John Hayward of Exeter
Style:Norman Revival style
Groundbreaking:31 August 1843
Parish:Camborne and Tuckingmill
Deanery:Carnmarth, North[1]
Archdeaconry:Cornwall
Diocese:Truro
Province:Canterbury

All Saints’ Church, Tuckingmill is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Pendarves Street, Tuckingmill, Camborne, Cornwall.[2]

History

The foundation stone for the new church was laid with the following inscription

The foundation stone of this Church, dedicated to All Saints, was laid to the Glory of God and for the Salvation of Man, by the Rt. Hon. the Baroness Basset of Tehidy, on 31st day of August 1843.[3]

The parish church of All Saints was built in the Norman Revival style, with the north aisle having a heavy granite arcade. The architect was John Hayward of Exeter. The Norman font came from the chapel at Menadarva.[4] It was consecrated by the Lord Bishop of Exeter on 21 July 1845.[5]

The church was renovated in 1875–79 by Piers St Aubyn with the raising and tiling of the chancel, removing the tower gallery, replacing the seats and repairing the walls and windows. The contractor was Mr. W. May of Pool.[6]

A reredos with an ″Irish serpentine″ border, inlaid with marble and also designed by Mr Piers St Aubyn was completed in November 1882.[7] The cross is made of alabaster.[8] The church was re-opened on Thursday, 20 February 1879.[9]

Parish status

The church is in a joint benefice with:

Stained glass

The east window dates from 1847 and was designed by Joseph Bell. The rest of the stained glass is from the 1890s by Fouracre and Watson or Fouracre and Son of Plymouth.

Organ

A new organ, costing £120, of nine speaking stops was purchased from Hele and Sons of Plymouth in 1879. A specification of the organ can be found in the National Pipe Organ Register.

Bells

The peal of eight bells in the tower comprises 8 by John Taylor and Company. Originally installed as a ring of 6 in 1931, the ring was expanded with the addition of two bells in 1936.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tuckingmill, All Saints . . A Church Near You . The Church of England. 11 May 2019 .
  2. Book: Beacham . Peter . Pevsner . Nikolaus . 2014 . The Buildings of England. Cornwall . Yale University Press . 686 . 9780300126686 .
  3. News: . New Church at Tuckingmill . Royal Cornwall Gazette . England . 8 September 1843 . 11 May 2019 . British Newspaper Archive .
  4. Pevsner, N (1970) Cornwall; 2nd ed., revised by E Radcliffe. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 236
  5. News: . The Church . Statesman and Dublin Christian Record . England . 29 July 1834 . 11 May 2019 . British Newspaper Archive .
  6. News: . Church Restoration at Tuckingmill . The Cornish Telegraph . England . 25 February 1879 . 11 May 2019 . British Newspaper Archive .
  7. News: A Very handsome reredos . The Cornishman . 240 . 15 February 1883 . 7.
  8. News: Penzance . The Cornishman . 229 . 30 November 1882 . 4.
  9. News: Roskear Church. The Cornishman. 33. 27 February 1879. 5.
  10. Web site: Tuckingmill, Cornwall All Saints . . 18 August 2009 . . Dovemaster . 11 May 2019 .