The Diocese of Plymouth was founded on 29 September 1850. It contains the counties of Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, along with the Isles of Scilly. It is a suffragan diocese in the Province of Southwark, and is subject to the Archdiocese of Southwark. The cathedral is in Plymouth and is dedicated to St Mary and St Boniface. 103 churches were visited for Taking Stock (2009).
A new church of distinctive design, paying regard to environmental sustainability and Cornish identity. In 1884... Read More
Sclerder has had a chequered history, with many different users, both religious and secular. It originates from the... Read More
A plain interwar brick church in the Gothic style, very old-fashioned for its date, built by the Augustinian Recollect... Read More
A well-crafted and consistently detailed late Gothic-style church by a West Country architect best known for the... Read More
A simple late eighteenth century former Baptist chapel, much altered but nevertheless making a positive contribution to... Read More
A good late Victorian church, if somewhat stylistically old-fashioned. It presents a fine composition to the street.... Read More
A 1930s church of some architectural and townscape interest, in the round-arched brick basilican style so popular in... Read More
A stone-built Victorian Gothic Nonconformist chapel with polychrome detail, acquired for Catholic use in the 1950s. The... Read More
A functional building of the late 1950s, of no architectural importance but containing one good stained glass panel,... Read More
Built in 1990, with a light and pleasant interior and containing some good furnishings by David John. Catholic... Read More
An early twentieth century church in French thirteenth century Gothic style by Scoles & Raymond, who built widely... Read More
A stone chapel built for the Bible Christians in 1875, sold for Catholic use after the Methodist union. The interior is... Read More
