St Thomas of Canterbury’s Church, Camelford | |
Pushpin Map: | Cornwall |
Map Caption: | Location within Cornwall |
Coordinates: | 50.6241°N -4.6772°W |
Location: | Camelford, Cornwall |
Country: | England |
Denomination: | Church of England |
Dedication: | St Thomas of Canterbury |
Consecrated Date: | 6 August 1938 |
Architect: | Sir Charles Nicholson, 2nd Baronet |
Parish: | Lanteglos by Camelford with Advent |
Deanery: | Trigg Minor and Bodmin[1] |
Archdeaconry: | Bodmin |
Diocese: | Truro |
Province: | Canterbury |
St Thomas of Canterbury's Church, Camelford is a church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Camelford, Cornwall.[2] It is a chapel-of-ease in the parish of Lanteglos-by-Camelford.
The church was built between 1937 and 1938 to the designs of the architect Charles Nicholson. The Cowlard family of Launceston).[3] gave the medieval font. Pevsner describes it as
A minor delight. It sits well on a slightly elevated site above the main road, its modest scale and use of local Delabole slate combining well with an understated Romanesque style...[2]
There was in medieval times a chapel of St Thomas in the town which probably fell into disuse after the Reformation (it is recorded in 1312).
The church is in a joint benefice with:
The church has two good windows by famous designers: