Historic churches · South West England
Church of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth
Church of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth — church in Falmouth, Falmouth, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Falmouth Town · 0.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
About
Church of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1662. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Falmouth, Falmouth, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.1531°, -5.0678°.
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Heritage listing
The Church of King Charles the Martyr is a parish church in the Church of England situated in the centre of Falmouth, Cornwall.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Lower Fal & Helford Intertidal SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Church of King Charles the Martyr is a parish church in the Church of England situated in the centre of Falmouth, Cornwall.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The church has a three manual organ built by Lance Foy of Truro. It is the largest organ in Cornwall after the Father Willis organ at Truro Cathedral. The first pipe organ was installed in the west gallery of the church in the spring of 1703 and was built by John Russell, a London-based organ builder, costing £200. It was not met with universal acclamation. One local lampoonist versified: "Arrived at the church, 'tis diverting to see Them all strut to Ned Kendall's [the organist's] vile twiddle dum dee, whose bass and whose treble, comparatively speaking, are like old pigs grunting and little pigs squeaking." After 95 years service with little maintenance, the organ was dismantled and sold…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.1531, -5.0678
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Falmouth
- Postcode
- TR11 3DX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
- Established
- 1662
- Nearest railway station
- Falmouth Town — 0.6 km
- Official site
- www.kcmchurchfalmouth.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5116924 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Church of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: King Charles Church Falmouth.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Church of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth?
- Church of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR11 3DX), in the parish of Falmouth.
- When was Church of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth built?
- Built or established in 1662.
- Is Church of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth a listed building?
- Church of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Church of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth a protected site?
- Yes — Church of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth is part of the Lower Fal & Helford Intertidal SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Church of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth free to visit?
- Yes, Church of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth is free to enter.
- How do I get to Church of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth?
- The nearest railway station is Falmouth Town, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TR11 3DX.