St Paul's Church, Gulworthy

For other churches dedicated to St. Paul, see St. Paul's Church (disambiguation).
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
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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