St Conan’s Church
St Breoke, St Conan & Egloshayle Church buildings and Churchyards
The Church is kept closed to the public but can be viewed by appointment only.
This small, attractive church is situated on the edge of the Pencarrow Estate and can be found on the Wadebridge to Bodmin road, set back amongst the trees. Built a century ago, its overall dimensions only just exceed 60′ by 20′, with seating claimed to be for about 80 – but at a squeeze! The pulpit is 16th century, and it is said to have been used by Martin Luther. Surprisingly the font, of celtic origin, is probably the oldest in England.
The Molesworth-St Aubyn family from Pencarrow House continue to maintain close family links.
The church was built in 1883 on land give by Lady Molesworth and was dedicated by the first Bishop of Truro. It was built to a design of Bishop Benson’s as a Mission church and is very simple, standing at the heard f a valley in a tree shaded churchyard.
This small, attractive church is situated on the edge of the Pencarrow Estate and can be found on the Wadebridge to Bodmin road, set back amongst the trees. Built a century ago, its overall dimensions only just exceed 60′ by 20′, with seating claimed to be for about 80 – but at a squeeze! The pulpit is 16th century, and it is said to have been used by Martin Luther. Surprisingly the font, of celtic origin, is probably the oldest in England.
The Molesworth-St Aubyn family from Pencarrow House continue to maintain close family links.
The church was built in 1883 on land give by Lady Molesworth and was dedicated by the first Bishop of Truro. It was built to a design of Bishop Benson’s as a Mission church and is very simple, standing at the heard f a valley in a tree shaded churchyard.
A Brief History
In it the treasures from the past: the font is among the oldest in Cornwall, Saxon in date and rescued from a rectory garden, where it had been acting as a bird bath. The 16the century wooden pulpit, with its carvings of biblical characters and scenes, was brought from Germany, and it is believed that Martin Luther preached from it.
A Brief History
In it the treasures from the past: the font is among the oldest in Cornwall, Saxon in date and rescued from a rectory garden, where it had been acting as a bird bath. The 16the century wooden pulpit, with its carvings of biblical characters and scenes, was brought from Germany, and it is believed that Martin Luther preached from it.
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