St Paul's Church-The Miners Church- Gulworthy, Devon - UK
N 50° 32.023 W 004° 11.489
30U E 415560 N 5598652
St Paul's Church at Gulworthy is sited just off the A390 in the Tamar valley. It is part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. St Paul's is a church without a village, there is no village of Gulworthy.
Waymark Code: WM4QG3
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/20/2008
Views: 12
The Tamar valley is now quiet and the mines have been closed for many years. However back in the middle of the nineteenth century the area was the largest copper producer in Europe. At that time more than 7000 people worked in or on the mines. In 1856 the Duke of Bedford, the main land owner, gave money and land for the building of St Paul's Church and the school next door. He wanted to help with the mining families' spiritual as well as their educational needs. Later in the century the mines started to close and the miners were forced to find employment elsewhere. The men and their families immigrated to all parts of the world. Their descendants travel from places such Australia and Canada to visit this little church to see the graves of their ancestors.
Church Name: St Paul's Church, Gulworthy. Devon
Church In Use (even only just occassionally): yes
Date Church Built: 1856
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