St Paul's Church, Gulworthy Explained

St Paul's Church is a Church of England Church in Gulworthy, Devon and is one of the central buildings in the disparate parish, together with the neighbouring school. It is a Grade II listed building.^[1]

History

In the mid-1800s, the Gulworthy area was the centre of substantial mining activity and the population increased rapidly^[2] Francis Sackville Russell, the 7th Duke of Bedford gave land for the church and neighbouring school to be built to cater for "the spiritual and educational needs" of the community.^[3]

The church was built of granite and the local Hurdwick stone and was consecrated on 5 July 1856

Current day

The church is now run as part of the benefice of St Eustachius Tavistock, and shares clergy with the Tavistock church and the Tavy Mission Community.^[4] Regular services are only held on Sunday mornings.^[5]

The church is notable for having replaced its heating system in 2008 with an environmentally-friendly biomass boiler burning wood pellets.^[6]

External links

• Gulworthy Church website
• St Eustachius Tavistock Parish Church website - including St Paul's Gulworthy

Notes and References

1. Web site: Church of St Paul, Gulworthy . British Listed Buildings . 2 January 2013 .
2. Web site: A brief history of Gulworthy . St Paul's Church, Gulworthy . 2 January 2013 .
3. Web site: The parish and history of the church . St Paul's Church, Gulworthy . 2 January 2013 .
4. Web site: St Eustachius' Tavistock parish church and St Paul's Gulworthy - contact us. St Eustachius' Church Tavistock . 2 January 2013 .
5. Web site: Services and events . St Paul's Church, Gulworthy . 2 January 2013 .
6. Web site: A biomass boiler for a church in Gulworthy Cross . Plan Local . 2 January 2013 .