title: St Thomas of Canterbury's Church, Camelford
text: # St Thomas of Canterbury's Church, Camelford
  
  St Thomas of Canterbury's Church, Camelford is a church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Camelford, Cornwall. 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). 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:
  
  * St Adwen's Church, Advent
  * St Julitta's Church, Lanteglos-by-Camelford
  
  ## 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
  