St. John the Evangelist West Bay
This building is at the very center of the little harbour village of West Bay. It is also one of the youngest churches in the country because it was completed in 1939 and finally paid for in 1949. It replaced 'The little Upper Room', which was an old sail loft used as a church from about 1860.
It was designed by Randoll Blacking and appears to have been his only church in Dorset, although he was responsible for a font in St. Aldhelm in Branksome and a reredos at Ashmore. It is a simple building and almost completely white inside. From the start, it was arranged so that winter congregations could be accommodated in the Lady Chapel and the much larger visitor-augmented summer numbers catered for in the body of the church. The attractive reredos is noteworthy and the large organ at the rear of the building, purchased from the Methodists in 1972, is a magnificent instrument.
The Trust gratefully acknowledges images and text by Robin Adeney ©
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Churches Nearby
| Ref | Title | Town | Postcode | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John the Evangelist | West Bay | DT6 4EU | 0 | |
| Holy Trinity New | Bothenhampton | DT6 4BH | 1 | |
| Old Church | Bothenhampton | DT6 4BP | 1 | |
| St.Mary's Church | Bridport | DT6 3NN | 1 | |
| St. Saviour | Dottery | DT6 3NN | 1 | |
| St. Mary the Virgin | Walditch | DT6 4LB | 2 | |
| St. Swithun | Bridport | DT6 5DU | 2 | |
| St. Mary | Burton Bradstock | DT6 4QY | 2 | |
| St. Martin | Shipton Gorge | DT6 4LZ | 2 | |
| St. John the Baptist | Symondsbury | DT6 6HB | 2 | |
| Holy Trinity | Bradpole | DT6 3EP | 3 | |
| St. Mary Magdalene | Loders | DT6 3RZ | 3 | |
| St. Giles | Chideock | DT6 6LE | 3 | |
| Methodist | Uploders | DT6 4NS | 3 | |
| Methodist Chapel | Bridport | DT6 4NT | 3 | |
| Queen of Martyrs & St Ignatius' Church | Chideock | DT6 6LF | 3 | |
| St. Paul | Broadoak | DT6 5PY | 4 | |
| St Gabriel | Stanton St. Gabriel | DT6 6EP | 4 | |
| Church | Chilcombe | DT6 4PN | 4 | |
| Holy Trinity | Swyre | DT2 9DN | 4 |