St Patrick's,
East Ilsley
If St Mary's has a Gothic
grace, St Patrick's has a Lilliputian charm. Everything is
on a smaller scale than at Hendred. The church was
originally an agricultural building (perhaps a cow byre?).
During the Second World War it was used as a canteen for
soldiers. In about 1947 it was converted into a church by
the zeal and hard work of the local community, with further
reordering in 1994.
The congregation at St Patrick's is drawn from East Ilsley,
West Ilsley, Compton and the surrounding villages and is
responsible for many of the joint St Mary's/St Patrick's
undertakings. It is rumoured to run the best parish BBQ in
the diocese!
