Skinner’s Bottom is a hamlet near Mount Hawke and Porthtowan. This profile of Skinners Bottom Primitive Meeting House has been compiled by Clive Benney and Tony Mansell.   1837 Chapel 1837: Society first appears. (“Primitive Methodism in Cornwall” by J C C Probert) 1837: Chapel opened. (1) The first Primitive chapel in Skinners Bottom was…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – Skinners Bottom Primitive Methodist Chapel”

Skinner’s Bottom is a hamlet near Mount Hawke and Porthtowan. There is little known about this Bible Christian chapel but it appears to date from the 1820s. This profile has been compiled by Clive Benney and Tony Mansell.   1827: Lease of ½ acre of land from the Manor of Goonearl (unknown location). The period…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – Skinners Bottom Bible Christian Chapel”

Mount Hawke is a village approximately eight miles west-northwest of Truro, five miles north-northeast of Redruth and two and a half miles south of St Agnes. This profile has been compiled by Clive Benney & Tony Mansell.   Location unknown. 1834: First Mount Hawke Society probably formed. (1) 1834 – 9th August: William Driffield preached….Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – Mount Hawke Primitive Methodist Chapel”

Trevellas is a village in St Agnes parish. This profile of Trevellas Downs Wesleyan Chapel has been compiled by Clive Benney & Tony Mansell.   1815: Earliest reference to a chapel but no information about the Society. 1823: Chapel built. (“Revd John Wesley’s Ministerial Itineraries in Cornwall” by R Symons of Truro) This was written…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – Trevellas Downs Wesleyan Chapel”