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This profile of Delabole WMA/UMFC has been compiled by Jo Lewis and Tony Mansell. 1784: John Wesley sent Adam Clarke to Delabole Quarry to preach and the spot was named after him as ‘Clarke’s Hole’ and is still called that locally. A Wesley Chapel was erected in the village in 1806, the first Methodist in…Continue Reading “Delabole WMA / UMFC”
This profile of Delabole Wesleyan Pengelly Chapel has been compiled by Jo Lewis and Tony Mansell. 1784: John Wesley sent Adam Clarke to Delabole Quarry to preach and the spot was named after him as ‘Clarke’s Hole’ and is still called that locally. There is no evidence that John Wesley himself ever came to Delabole but…Continue Reading “Delabole Wesleyan Chapel”
This profile of Delabole Me(a)drose Zion Bible Christian Chapel has been compiled by Jo Lewis and Tony Mansell. In 1784 John Wesley sent Adam Clarke to Delabole Quarry to preach and the spot was named after him as ‘Clarke’s Hole’. The quarry is still called that locally. The Bible Christians were formed in 1815, and…Continue Reading “Delabole Me(a)drose Zion Bible Christian Chapel”
Collated by these organisations with photographs provided by many people and to them we give our thanks (see credits). The Tea Treat Wasn’t it yesterday we marched with the band? A straggling group proclaiming its faith. Girls in smart dresses and boys in best suits and ladies who made it a fashion parade….Continue Reading “Cornish Tea Treats – a photographic collection”
Name of researcher/author: Suzanne Trythall Location of mission room on 1908 map 1969 map shows former mission house which is now a dwelling Centenary Mission Room was located at 20 Centenary Row Middle in Camborne. As a mission room, it was not fully self supporting and was under the control of the trustees of the…Continue Reading “Camborne Wesleyan Mission Room / Camborne Centenary Mission Room”
Researched and compiled by Tony Mansell, Bard of Gorsedh Kernow and a member of St Agnes Old Cornwall Society. Updated 2022 Revised but not updated: March 2025 Introduction From An account of all inns, taverns and ale houses in the kingdom, we find that in 1577, the ale taverns in St Agnes…Continue Reading “A Compilation of Taverns, Inns and Public Houses of St Agnes Parish”