Churches of the British Isles

Carclew Chapel is located about one hundred and thirty metres to the north of the ruins of Carclew House. This lies on the southern side of the A39 when leaving Perranworthal. The late eighteenth century chapel here is Grade 2 listed, constructed in granite ashlar and sandstone, with a hipped slate roof and a polygonal roof covering the altar recess to the rear. It was converted to domestic use during the Second World War and today is known as Cordy's Close.

All Saints Mission Church, Mylor Bridge, sits on the west side of Bell's Hill, opposite Meadowbank. A small mission church opened in 1840. Services were provided by St Mylor parish church (see links). It closed for the erection of a porch and bell turret, re-opening in 1883. It was replaced in 1892 by today's building as it was too small. The old mission church was used as a Sunday school before being demolished. Its location is unclear, possibly opposite today's church.

Mylor Wesleyan Methodist Chapel is immediately south of the Bell's Hill and Comfort Road junction, on the western side of the road. Methodists have met in Mylor since 1792. An 1818 lease exists for the building of a meeting house to be held in trust for the use of a society commonly called 'Westlyon Methodists', with further leases for future chapels. Renovations took place in 1883, and the chapel celebrated its bicentenary in 1992. It remained active in 2024.

The former Mylor Reading Room can be found slightly further down the hill on the opposite side of the road to the chapel (above), at 21 Lemon Hill. The building was erected in 1880 by Colonel Tremayne. Reading rooms were commonly provided by wealthy individuals or institutions for the betterment of local people. The building became a residential house for a while, but it now houses a local hairdressers in what is referred to as the Old Reading Room.

Ebenezer Chapel is on the eastern side of Passage Hill in Mylor Bridge, thirty metres north of Bonython Close. It is thought to have started as a Primitive Methodist chapel, but the plaque claims it as a Bible Christian chapel from 1882. Maps confirm it as Bible Christian in the late 1800s. It became Mylor Bridge United Methodist Church in 1907, and then Mylor Bridge Methodist Church in 1932, but closed in 1934 and is now a residential building.

Five photos on this page by Jo Lewis, and one kindly contributed by Bob Berry Photographer via the 'History Files: Churches of the British Isles' Flickr group.