The Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin is situated in St Blazey Gate / Biscovey (OS Grid Square SX0553) on the perimeter of Par Parish.
The church was commissioned in 1846 by the first Vicar of Par, the Reverend George Rundle Prynne. Prynne was also a pioneer of the Anglo-Catholic Movement and later became famous as Vicar of St. Peters Plymouth.
The land was given unconditionally by Edward Carlyon the owner of Tregrehan House at that time, in a conveyance dated 9th July 1847. This was the area, 240 feet from east to west and 170 feet from north to south, locally known as Biscovean. The land included a quarry adjoining the same on the south, (which we believe to have been situated where St. Mary’s Car Park now stands) and a wood or plantation adjoining the eastern side of the quarry.
There is a gate on the west side of the churchyard where the servants from Tregrehan House entered the churchyard after walking across the fields to attend church services and is still there today, albeit a little dilapidated.
The new church was consecrated on 1st November 1849 and the burial ground surrounding the church on 26th May 1857. Additional burial ground was consecrated on 20th March 1909.
St. Mary’s was built mainly from the reddish coloured Biscovey slate, taken from the adjacent quarry, the architect preferring to use local materials where appropriate, The general effect of the exterior created by Street, is picturesque and a revival of the medieval.
Near the south chancel door stands the most interesting historic feature of St Mary's, an early Christian cross shaft known as The Biscovey Stone. The stone originally stood on the road between St Blazey and St Austell, near the present post office. It was moved into the churchyard in 1896 by the then-vicar Rev. D. R. Vaughan.
The Church and the Biscovey Stone are Grade 2 listed
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This is my back up shot with an effect which gives it that postcard look!
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Coombe is also known as St Stephens Coombe.
This building can be seen on the left driving up the high street West to East and is clearly marked on old maps as a United Methodist Chapel
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Now converted into a private house. The original door arch is bricked over but can still be seen here, as can the date stone which reads 1833. Old planning documents show a proposed plan for. stable and trap house for this chapel in 1903.
There is evidence of methodism in Coombe in 1770s with accounts of the first chapel being built in 1783
www.mymethodisthistory.org.uk/page_id__138.aspx
This chapel is likely to have replaced the original as the numbers swelled
Built as a Wesleyan Chapel and was in existence by 1829. Became Coombe Methodist Church in 1932.
It is unclear how the two Coombe chapels interlinked but after 180 years of worship in Coombe, the last regular service met in 27th April 2014.
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The Sunday school (built in late 1800s) is now the community hall
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A Grade 2 listed Wesleyan Methodist chapel with Sunday School at the rear.
John Wesley preached at Sticker in August 1785. The first Wesleyan chapel in Sticker was built at Paramoor, Lower Sticker. It was built by miners (on Sticker Lane) - See Paramoor Chapel.
The building was built in the village in 1876. A organ was installed in 1904, when the chapel was renovated. The chapel became known as Sticker Methodist Church from 1932.
On market in 2014 with planning to change use to a dwelling
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Not much has been done since
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a small gathering in this little beauty at our neighbours
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