Mylor Bridge, All Saints Church
On our way from Peranarworthal to Mylor Churchtown Jane and I called in at otherwise uninteresting Mylor Bridge to take a look at All Saints Church. We thought we were out of luck, finding the church locked, but almost immediately a very helpful churchwarden, who lives across the road, spotted us and dashed over to unlock the church. Thank you, churchwarden. The exterior is of little interest, dull stonework with far too much mortar. At the west end there is a small bellcote in the gable. However the interior proved to be quite unexpectedly interesting. Above an unusual arch-braced roof, the ceiling is painted blue, something I have otherwise only encountered a couple of times elsewhere, most notably at St. Peter's, Newlyn and St.Probus in Probus. The feeling is much more of a Methodist chapel with a gallery at one end and chairs rather than pews. A circle of chairs is presumably used for parish meetings. Stained glass behind the altar is simple and geometrically patterned.
All Saints, Mylor Bridge
The unexpected interior
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I was quite surprised by this church, associating Newlyn essentially with the fishing industry and its associated trades. If you walk up The Coombe, cross the third little bridge over the tiny Coombe River, there in front of you is St. Peters. What I was looking for, a Cornish Cross head formerly in Trereife Park,, was straight in front of me by the south wall. The church is on a relatively grand scale for a small harbour town. It dates from 1859-66 and is very much in the Victorian style of its time. I had really only gone there to photograph the Cornish cross head but was sufficiently impressed by the exterior to take a good look around inside. I was glad I did because the interior was quite a surprise. It is predominantly blue, with blue pews in the nave, a blue chancel ceiling and a blue ceiling in the transept where the organ is. The font has an attractive cover, topped by a dove. The chancel is striking with a reredos of the Last Supper and a crucifixion on a baldachino canopy over altar and reredos. A niche in the south wall has a charming small Madonna and Child statue. The granite pulpit is adorned with serpentine pillars. There is some good stained glass.