St George the Martyr’s Church, Truro | |
Coordinates: | 50.2639°N -5.0585°W |
Location: | Truro |
Country: | England |
Denomination: | Church of England |
Churchmanship: | Anglo-Catholic |
Dedication: | St George |
Consecrated Date: | 1855 |
Heritage Designation: | Grade II listed |
Length: | 135feet |
Width: | 65feet |
Width Nave: | 32.5feet |
Parish: | St George Kenwyn |
Diocese: | Diocese of Truro |
Province: | Province of Canterbury |
Bishop: | The Rt Revd Paul Thomas (AEO) |
Priestincharge: | interregnum |
St George the Martyr's Church, Truro is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Truro, Cornwall.
The church was designed by the Revd William Haslam. It was consecrated on 5 October 1855 by Henry Phillpotts, Bishop of Exeter[1]
The church was preceded by a temporary church built of wood which was the work of Mr. White, an architect and parishioner; it was opened on 23 April 1848 with a church service well attended by local clergy and lay people.[2]
St George's stands in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England. As a traditionalist catholic parish that rejects the ordination of women, it receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Oswestry (currently Paul Thomas).[3]
The original organ was rebuilt in 1892 by Brewer and Co of Truro.[4]
The current organ was originally in the Methodist Church in St Columb Major. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.