St Hilary Church & Heritage Centre

St Hilary Churchtown, St Hilary
Penzance
Cornwall
TR20 9DQ
England

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Telephone

01736 710229

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A small Heritage Centre in a newly-restored Old School building beside St Hilary Church, displaying the rich culture and heritage of the area. Descriptive panels tell the story under various themes and other small artefacts and documents are on view.

Venue Type:

Museum, Gallery, Archive, Heritage site, Sacred space

 Opening hours

10am - 4pm Monday to Friday April until October.
Other times by appointment (Ring 01736-710229 to arrange).
Groups catered for.

 Admission charges

Free entry - donations welcome.

 Getting there

By road: Leave the A30 at the junction with A394 Helston road.At the next roundabout turn LEFT (B3280) and go through Goldsithney. Beyond this village as you enter St Hilary turn LEFT and IMMEDIATELT LEFT AGAIN opposite St Hilary School. The Old School is about 1/4mile along this lane on the edge of St Hilary churchyard.

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Bernard Walke Centenary Exhibition

20 April — 2 November 2013 *on now

The exhibition will document the key aspects of the ministry of St Hilary's memorable vicar, Bernard Walke, who arrived in 1913 - one hundred years ago - and was incumbent until 1936. He was an extreme High Churchman who loved beauty and colour in worship and valued the arts highly. His wife Annie was an artist of the Newlyn School and Bernard commissioned many of their artist friends to contribute paintings and sculptures for the church. These still adorn the church today. The special exhibition will showcase other facets of Bernard's ministry, notably his parish plays, one of which - Bethlehem - was the first outside broadcast aired from the church by the fledgling BBC in 1924. Scripts and recordings still exist here. Also documented will be his oversight of a Home in the parish for needy children from London and his stance as a pacifist in 1914-1918. His time here was marred by controversy and this will be reflected too, but his legacy has been powerful and his ministry was much appreciated by many of his people. Come and learn about this remarkable man and experience the exceptional beauty and peace of St Hilary church.,

Suitable for

  • Family friendly

Admission

Donations

Getting there

By road: Leave the A30 at the junction with A394 Helston road.At the next roundabout turn LEFT (B3280) and go through Goldsithney. Beyond this village as you enter St Hilary turn LEFT and IMMEDIATELT LEFT AGAIN opposite St Hilary School. The Old School is about 1/4mile along this lane on the edge of St Hilary churchyard.

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