St George the Martyr's Church, Truro
{{Short description|Church in Cornwall, England}}
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|consecrated date = 1855
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|parish = St George Kenwyn
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|diocese = Diocese of Truro
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|bishop = The Rt Revd Paul Thomas (AEO)
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St George the Martyr's Church, Truro is a Grade II listed{{National Heritage List for England entry| num=1201533 |desc=Church of St George |grade=II |accessdate=27 September 2015}} parish church in the Church of England in Truro, Cornwall.
History
The church was designed by the Rev'd William Haslam. It was consecrated on 5 October 1855 by Henry Phillpotts, Bishop of Exeter{{cite news |author= |title=Consecration of St George’s District Church, Truro |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000180/18551005/024/0005 |newspaper=Royal Cornwall Gazette |location=Falmouth |date=5 October 1855 |access-date=27 September 2015|via = British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}
The church was preceded by a temporary church built of wood which was the work of Mr. White, an architect and parishioner; it was opened on 23 April 1848 with a church service well attended by local clergy and lay people.A newspaper report of "100 years ago" published in April 1948
=Present day=
St George's stands in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England. As a traditionalist catholic parish that rejects the ordination of women, it receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Oswestry (currently Paul Thomas).{{cite web |title=Truro: St George the Martyr |url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/2441/ |website=A Church Near You |publisher=The Archbishops’ Council |access-date=3 August 2024 |language=en}}
Organ
The original organ was rebuilt in 1892 by Brewer and Co of Truro.{{cite news |author= |title=St George’s Church, Truro. Opening of the Organ |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000180/18921222/026/0004 |newspaper=Royal Cornwall Gazette |location=Falmouth |date=22 December 1892 |access-date=27 September 2015|via = British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}
The current organ was originally in the Methodist Church in St Columb Major. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.{{National Pipe Organ Register|C00854|accessdate=27 September 2015}}
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Category:Churches completed in 1855