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~ St.Mary Cathedral Church, Truro~

Truro was granted a charter about 850 years ago, Elizabeth I granted a charter under which the town was governed by a mayor, aldermen and burgesses. Truro was made a coinage town by King John, tin was taken there to be stamped. During the Civil War it became the centre of activity for the kings men. Truro became a city in 1877 and in 1880 work began on its Cathedral with the laying of the foundation stone, it took thirty years to complete. The Cathedral is built of granite and stone in the Early English style and stands on the site of an earlier church.

The central tower rises to 250 feet high, Cornwall's memorial to Queen Victoria while the two western towers reach a height of 204 feet and are known as Edward VII and Alexander Towers. The north west tower houses a peel of 10 bells.

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