St Ia's Church, Saint Ives, United Kingdom

St Ia's Church, St Ives, is a parish church in the Church of England in St Ives, Cornwall. The church is dedicated to Ia the Virgin, also known as Ives, supposedly an Irish holy woman of the 5th or 6th century. The current building dates to the reign of King Henry V of England. It became a Church of England parish church in 1826. It was built between 1410 and 1434 as a chapel of ease: St Ives being within the parish of Lelant. The tower is of granite and of four stages (over 80 ft high): the church is large but not particularly high and built in a Devonian style rather than a Cornish one. An outer south aisle was added by the Trenwith family about 1500: this is now the Lady Chapel and contains a statue by Barbara Hepworth.

The font is of granite and most likely of the 15th century. It is carved with four angels holding shields. In the chancel, there are bench ends of the standard design and two other, complete benches. There is a brass to a member of the Trenwith family, 1463, and a monument to the Hitchens family by Garland & Fieldwick, 1815.

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win task (13 months ago)
Very peaceful place. More tourists there then worshippers.

T. S. (13 months ago)
Beautiful church at a beautiful spot in the heart of the city. St. Ives is a little busy in the summer, so we stayed in Carbis Bay. It is only a 10 minute drive to St. Ives and we have been there regularly.

Kevin J King (15 months ago)
Superb and unmistakable church in St Ives, Cornwall. The 80ft tower dominates the town. The inside is well kept, prayerful and had an excellent standard of liturgy. The organist is also top notch and encourages a strong Anglican musical tradition. Of note beyond the beautiful interior is that this church was built via a special papal degree and at such a precise time just before the Reformation that it is the benchmark in dating other features of West Cornwall churches.

Richard Twydell (17 months ago)
Very peaceful church with beautiful inside carving and stone work. Also has an outdoor space for teas and light refreshments with views across the harbour.

Thomas Müthing (theviolinproject.de) (6 years ago)
St. Ia's is a lovely little Anglican-Catholic parish church in the heart of St. Ives and worth a short visit. The inside I wouldn't call spectacular, but it has a warm atmosphere to it, and the café will offer you prices that compare favourably to the coffee joints in the neighbourhood. The extremely welcoming volunteers will inform you about the history of the church and St. Ives.

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