St Mary’s Church, St Blazey Gate PL24 2EE St Mary’s church stands on a hilltop overlooking the gardens of Tregrehan House, which seems appropriate as the church is built on land given by Edward Carlyon, the owner of Tregrehan, in 1847. … click here to find out more
Truro Cathedral and St Mary’s Aisle St Mary’s St, Truro TR1 2AF The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Truro, is Cornwall’s only cathedral. A Grade 1 listed building, it is a fine example of Gothic-revival architecture, with an … click here to find out more
St Mawgan-in-Pydar, St Mawgan, TR8 4EP The church is beautifully situated in a wooded valley in the Vale of Lanherne, below Lanherne Convent. The name of its patron saint Maugan, thought to have been a bishop, is attached to St … click here to find out more
Camborne Wesley Methodist Church Chapel St, Camborne, TR14 8EG Early Days Much has been written about John Wesley the 18th century evangelist and founder of the Methodist Church. It was in1743 that John Wesley first visited Camborne, staying with Mr. … click here to find out more
St Denys, 1 Victory Rd, North Tamerton, Holsworthy EX22 6RY The Church of St Denys is situated on a hill close to a bridge across the Tamar, with views over West Devon. Denys was the first Bishop of Paris in … click here to find out more
Portscatho United Church, The Lugger, Portscatho TR2 5HN Grid reference: SW 87637 35216 Website: portscathounitedchurch.uk Webmaster: Joanne Appleton, Secetary The Chapel was founded by William Billing, born in 1793 in Gorran Haven. He arrived in Portscatho as a young … click here to find out more
St Dennis, St Austell PL26 8AZ OS Map reference SW950583 St Dennis is built within the boundary of an Iron Age hill fort, situated 700 feet above sea level, overlooking Goss Moor and the clay country. It is dedicated to … click here to find out more
A Wesleyan Methodist preachers plan dated 1840, records that there was a Methodist chapel in Rock at that time, and the St Minver tithe map records the chapel site just 100 metres north west of the present chapel. On the … click here to find out more
Morvah should mean sea grave but by 1348 was claimed to be the name of the patron saint of this chapelry of Madron. By 1390 the rather spurious Morveth was joined by St Bridget of Kildare in Ireland who was … click here to find out more
MAKER & MAKER CHURCH The name means a stone wall, a ruin, in Cornish, but another name for Maker is Egloshayle, ‘the church on the estuary’, and the tower is still a landmark commanding the Tamar estuary. It was used … click here to find out more
