St Mary's Church, St Mary's
| St Mary's Church, St Mary's | |
 St Mary's Church, Hugh Town, St Mary's
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| Coordinates: 49°54′56″N 06°18′38″W / 49.91556°N 6.31056°W | |
| OS grid reference | SV906106 |
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| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| History | |
| Dedication | Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Administration | |
| Parish | St Mary's, Isles of Scilly |
| Deanery | Powder |
| Diocese | Truro |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd Guy C Scott |
St Mary's Church, St Mary's is a parish church in the Church of England located in St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, UK.
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[edit] History
In Hugh Town, another church was opened in 1838 to serve the population of the town, which had replaced Old Town as the main centre. Here, the present church of St Mary the Virgin is now the Anglican parish church of the Islands. King William IV granted £1,500 towards its erection and it was consecrated on 7 September 1838.[1]
It contains the coloured and gilded wooden lion from the flagship of Sir Cloudesley Shovell, wrecked in 1707. Outside the church are two lead water cisterns dating from 1727.
The church was repaired by Corfield (C. Russell and Son), Architects of Falmouth between 1979 and 1980.[2]
[edit] Bells
The peal of eight bells were cast together at Whitechapel Bell Foundry to a Gillett & Johnston 1922 profile in 2008. The bell frame was constructed and bells hung by Nicholson Engineering of Bridport 2009.[3]
The dedication of the eight new bells, clock and chimes was by the Bishop of Truro Timothy Martin Thornton, on his first visit to the Islands. This was on 21 May 2009.[4]
[edit] Organ
The church pipe organ is by Willis and dates from around 1900. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
[edit] Parish structure
St Mary's Church is within the United Benefice of the Isles of Scilly parishes, comprising
- All Saints' Church, Bryher
- St Agnes' Church, St Agnes
- St Martin's Church, St Martin's
- St Mary's Old Church, St Mary's
- St Nicholas's Church, Tresco
[edit] References
- ^ Nikolaus Pevsner (1970) Cornwall; 2nd ed. (The Buildings of England). Penguin; p. 209
- ^ http://www.churchplansonline.org/
- ^ http://scillybells.co.uk/
- ^ http://www.ringingworld.co.uk/news-articles/this-week/211-rw-5122.html
