Port Isaac Church

Port Isaac Church

Until the 20th century, Port Isaac had always been part of the St Endellion parish, with the parish church located there. In Victorian times, Port Isaac was heavily Methodist and St Peter's was built initially as a C of E chapel in 1884 to compete with the convenience of the Methodist chapels in the town, compared with the walk of over over a mile up the formidable Church Hill to St Endellion. Around twenty five years after St Peter's was built, reinforcement works had to be carried out as the building was suffering from subsidence, possibly caused by old mine workings beneath it.

In 1913, Port Isaac gained its first Vicar and St Peter's became a parish church. For the harvest festival celebrations, fish, nets, oars and lobster pots took the place of the more conventional flowers and fruit. After that interlude of around 100 years, Port Isaac has once again rejoined St Endellion parish.

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