All Saints' Church, Bryher

All Saints' Church, Bryher
Bryher Church
Coordinates: 49°57′09″N 6°21′04″W / 49.9526°N 6.3512°W / 49.9526; -6.3512
OS grid reference	SV 880 149
Location	Bryher, Isles of Scilly
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Broad Church
History
Dedication	All Saints
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II listed^[1]
Administration
Parish	Bryher
Deanery	Powder
Diocese	Truro
Province	Canterbury

All Saints' Church, Bryher is a Grade II listed^[1] parish church in the Church of England located in Bryher, Isles of Scilly.

History

View of the east end

All Saints' Anglican church claims to be the most westerly church in the Anglican provinces of Canterbury and York.

The earliest record of a permanent church on Bryher is the account of the dedication of a small building to 'God and All Saints' by the Chaplain of St Mary's, Revd Paul Hathaway, in 1742. It was approximately 24 feet by 13 feet and also served the community on Samson.

The church was enlarged in 1822 by the surveyor Christopher Strick to provide seating for 154 people. There were repairs in 1832 and 1833 by Thomas Downing, carpenter and William Williams.

The tower and porch were added in 1860. There is a plain granite font dated 1861. There were additions and alterations in 1882 and a new chancel was added in 1897^[2] and new roof (6 feet higher than the previous) in 1930. The stained glass windows were replaced, the work being completed in 2007.

Parish structure

All Saints' Church is within the United Benefice of the Isles of Scilly parishes, comprising

Sources

Pevsner, N. (1970) The Buildings of England, Cornwall

References

1 2 Historic England. "Church of All Saints (Grade II) (1141234)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
↑ "Reopening of Bryher Church, Isles of Scilly". Royal Cornwall Gazette (Truro). 5 May 1898. Retrieved 11 May 2015.

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