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Parish Church of:
Chacewater
Formed July 11th, 1837 from the parishes of Kea and
Kenwyn. The church of St Paul, placed on elevated ground,
and rebuilt, with the exception of the tower, in 1892 at a
cost, including gifts, of £2,500, from the designs of Mr.
Edmund Sedding, of Plymouth, is a plain edifice of stone, in
the Early English style, consisting of chancel, clerestoried
nave, aisles and a western tower, erected in 1828 and
containing one bell: the nave, 45 feet in height, with a
barrel roof, is separated from the aisles by arcades of
granite arches and polyphant piers: the stained east window
was presented by the rector and vestry of St. Mary's, Truro,
from which church it was removed: the pulpit of Serpentine
marble was erected in memory of the episcopate of the Right
Rev. G.H. Wilkinson, second Bishop of Truro (1883-91): the
lectern of oak, includes a figure of St. Paul, executed by
Mr. Harry Hems of Exeter: the organ has been considerably
enlarged and repaired: the font was erected as a memorial to
Captain Brooks, of the Peninsular and Oriental Company's
service: the church will now seat 600 persons. The register
dates from the year 1837.
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