Chacewater: St Paul

Name:
Chacewater: St Paul
Record Type:
Church
Church code:
639095
Diocese:
Truro
Archdeaconry:
Cornwall
Parish:
Chacewater

Statutory Designation Information

Listed Building?
This is a Grade II Listed Building
View more information about this Listed Building on the National Heritage List for England web site
Scheduled Monument?
There is no Scheduled Monument within the curtilage or precinct

National Park

The church is not in a National Park

Conservation Area

The church is in the following Conservation Area: Chacewater

Heritage At Risk Status

On Heritage At Risk Register?
This church is not on the Heritage at Risk Register
 

Approximate Date

Approximate Date:
Victorian/Pre-WWI

Exterior Image

Exterior image of 639095 Chacewater St Paul
Caption:
Exterior image of 639095 Chacewater St Paul
Description:
Photograph of the exterior of St Paul church Chacewater taken 6 April 2006
Year / Date:
2006
Copyright:
Tony Atkin
Originator:
Tony Atkin

Summary Description

St Paul’s Chacewater stands some way from the village up a short steep hill in a large sloping churchyard with a handsome lychgate, which was probably designed by Edmund Sedding. A Commissioners’ church was built here in 1826-8 to the design of the local architect Charles Hutchens. This was badly damaged by a lightning strike in 1866, and in 1892 the whole of the church except the tall west tower (apparently the second tallest in Cornwall) was rebuilt to a new design, by Edmund Sedding of Plymouth. The church is in a free Perpendicular style. The walls are of squared local Elvan stone with windows of granite, the roofs covered with Delabole slate. The plan comprises a nave and chancel under a continuous pitched roof, with a short eastern sanctuary, north and south aisles with lean-to roofs extending the full length of the church with slightly projecting centre sections and a tall rectangular west tower with a crenellated parapet and a northeast stair turret. The aisles on both sides have threelight straight-headed windows, the clerestorey has lancets. The five-light east window in the sanctuary was formerly the east window at St Mary’s Truro, and was brought here in 1892, a few years after all but the south aisle of that church had been demolished to make way for Pearson’s new cathedral.

Visiting and Facilities

The church is open for worship.
Live music and concerts Regular choir Wheelchair access ramp and accessible toilets available Visitor toilets available Assistance dogs welcome
 

Church Website

Church Website:
http://www.eightsaints.org.uk

Sources and Further Information

Tony Atkin (2006) Exterior image of 639095 Chacewater St Paul [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Exterior image of 639095 Chacewater St Paul
CWGC (2016) Commonwealth War Graves Commission CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 10938 [Bibliography/Data]
Number of War Graves: 2
Church of England (2021) A Church Near You https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/2419/ [Digital Archive/Index]
View information on worship and access at this church
ICBS (1817-1989) Incorporated Church Building Society Archive https://images.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk/luna/servlet/detail/LPLIBLPL~34~34~142496~120056 [Archive/Graphic material]

Ground plan

ICBS File Number - 09615

Coverage - 1892

Created by SEDDING, Edmund Harold: d. 1921 of Plymouth

ICBS (1817-1989) Incorporated Church Building Society Archive https://images.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk/luna/servlet/detail/LPLIBLPL~34~34~142506~120057 [Archive/Graphic material]

Perspective

ICBS File Number - 09615

Coverage - 1892

Created by ?SEDDING, Edmund Harold: d. 1921 of Plymouth

Church Buildings Council (2019) Church Bells 1 Bell [Archive/Index]
1 Bell