Our Lady of the Sea and St Anthony
St Mawes Catholic Church
Brief History
A stone built chapel built for the Bible Christians in 1875 and sold for Catholic use after the Methodist union. The interior is plain and simple, and the primary interest of the building lies in its external design, particularly the striking shaped gable of the front elevation.
The church was built for the Bible Christians, an offshoot of Methodism founded in North Cornwall by William O’Bryan, a Wesleyan preacher. The Bible Christian Church spread nationally and overseas, but was always strongest in its native Cornwall and Devon. In 1907 it was united with the United Methodist Free Churches and the Methodist New Connexion to form the United Methodist Church, which in turn united with the Wesleyan Methodists in 1932, to create the modern Methodist Church.
With the 1932 reunion, the Grove Hill congregation moved to the Methodist Chapel in St Mawes, and the old chapel became redundant. In 1937 a group of Catholics in St Mawes raised £750 and purchased the building. The church was enlarged and adapted, and the first Mass was said in the following year. At first the church was served from Falmouth, but in 1946-47 a presbytery was built, allowing it to be served by visiting priests. The first resident priest did not arrive until 1956.
The Cache
The headline coordinates will take you to the front of the church.
There is a bench in Loving Memory of Janine Green ABCA-DEAF
The cache can be found at N 50 EB.F(F+A)E W 005 EA.(C+A)FA
The cache is a little way from the church, believe me the view is worth it.
Oh, and good luck parking in St Mawes.
Thanks go to Elfin Safety for the cache container.
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