Mapping Methodism is a project to record the history of our Cornish Methodist chapel buildings. If you would like to ‘adopt a chapel’ and explore its history in a similar way to this example (Mawla) then please get in touch (mappingmethodism@gmail.com) letting us know which chapel. By doing so we will avoid the chance of…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – Chapel Histories currently being compiled”
Silverwell is a scattered village in the Parish of St Agnes. This profile of Silverwell Wesleyan Chapel has been compiled by Clive Benney & Tony Mansell. 1813: Sunday school established. (Royal Cornwall Gazette – Thursday 27 December 1900) 1817: Wesleyan Society active and probably met in a temporary place of worship or in someone’s…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – Silverwell Wesleyan Chapel”
Silverwell is a scattered village in the Parish of St Agnes. The Primitive chapel opened in 1842. This profile of Silverwell Primitive Chapel has been compiled by Clive Benney & Tony Mansell. Build date unknown. Silverwell Primitive Methodist chapel is recorded on the 1st and 2nd Edition 1:2500 1880 and 1907 Maps. It is…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – Silverwell Primitive Methodist Chapel”
St Agnes is a village on the north coast of Cornwall. This profile of St Agnes (Rosemundy) New Connexion Chapel has been compiled by Clive Benney & Tony Mansell. 1835: The Chapel was built following a split with the Wesleyan Methodists at Goonown. Mid-late C19 Methodist New Connexion chapel with small detached (but now…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – St Agnes New Connexion Chapel”
Madron is a village in west Cornwall, a few miles west of Penzance. This 1848 map shows the Chapel on the right side of the Fore Street leading out of Madron towards Morvah: the Penzance Union Workhouse is shown on the same side. There were two chapels on this road, Primitive and Wesleyan and this…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – Madron Wesleyan Chapel”
Three Burrows is a scattered community near Chiverton Roundabout, north-east of Blackwater. The original denomination of the Methodist chapel was Wesleyan but just a few years later it was taken over by the Primitives. This profile has been compiled by Clive Benney & Tony Mansell. 1812: Wesleyan Chapel built. Probably 1828: “Here the Primitives…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – Three Burrows Wesleyan / Primitive Methodist Chapel”