St Thomas of Canterbury's Church, Camelford
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|location = Camelford, Cornwall
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|consecrated date = 6 August 1938
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|architect = Sir Charles Nicholson, 2nd Baronet
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|parish = Lanteglos by Camelford with Advent
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St Thomas of Canterbury's Church, Camelford is a church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Camelford, Cornwall.{{cite book |last1=Beacham |first1=Peter |last2=Pevsner |first2=Nikolaus |date=2014 |title=The Buildings of England. Cornwall |publisher=Yale University Press |page=142 |isbn=9780300126686 }} It is a chapel-of-ease in the parish of Lanteglos-by-Camelford.
History
The church was built between 1937 and 1938 to the designs of the architect Charles Nicholson. The Cowlard family of Launceston).[http://launcestonthen.co.uk/index.php/the-place/buildings-of-launceston/madford/ Madford]; Launceston Then! gave the medieval font. Pevsner describes it as
A minor delight. It sits well on a slightly elevated site above the main road, its modest scale and use of local Delabole slate combining well with an understated Romanesque style...
There was in medieval times a chapel of St Thomas in the town which probably fell into disuse after the Reformation (it is recorded in 1312).
Parish status
The church is in a joint benefice with:
Stained glass
The church has two good windows by famous designers:
- Chancel east window, 1938 by Martin Travers
- South Chapel east window, 1938 by Theodora Salusbury