Flushing is a coastal village three miles (5 km) east of Penryn and 10 miles (16 km) south of Truro. It faces Falmouth across the Penryn River, an arm of the Carrick Roads. This profile of Flushing Bible Christian Chapel has been compiled by Jo Lewis and Tony Mansell.
Coming down St Peters Hill to the junction of the High Street, the Bible Christian Chapel was opposite. Marked only on earliest maps, the four properties seen probably used to make up the old chapel.
The Wesleyan Methodists had a chapel built in 1815, Bible Christians had one built in 1833, and Primitive Methodist had a chapel built in 1866 here. (Genuki)
The Methodist chapel is located in Kersey Road and, built in 1816, is the oldest building in the Falmouth and Gwennap circuit. There was also a Bible Christian chapel in Kersey Road (built in 1833) and a Primitive Methodist chapel in Coventry Road (built in 1866). (Wikipedia)
The old Bible Christian Chapel – the Blue House is one of four properties that used to make up an old chapel. (Falmouth Holiday Homes) (Photo: Jo Lewis)
1833: Build date. (Wikipedia)
The Chapel was built in 1833 (Lease dated 24 Dec 1833).
Part of the Falmouth / Penryn Bible Christian circuit which flourished for some time.
18 Nov 1835: Assignment of lease, Flushing Bible Christian Chapel, Mylor. Parties: 1) Charles Blake of Gwennap, Cornwall, minister. 2) Francis Julian, tailor, Henry Davis, cordwainer, Richard Colenso, mason, Michael Pasco, mariner, Charles Wellsford, schoolmaster, William Bolitho, fisherman, John Lang and William Arthur, labourers, William Thomas, butcher, and John Williams, tinman, all of Flushing, Mylor, Willam Berryman of Gwennap, and Richard Dunstan of Kea, miners. Bible Christian Chapel in Flushing, Mylor. Consideration: £6, term: Residue of a term of 99 years. (Kresen Kernow X1147/4/318)
25 Aug 1839: Memorandum of agreement, Bible Christian Chapel, Flushing, Mylor. Parties: 1) Francis Julian of the village of Flushing, Mylor. 2) Trustees of the Bible Christian Chapel, Flushing, Mylor. For payment of money and interest owing to 1). (Kresen Kernow X1147/4/319)
1885: Fifty-first chapel anniversary. (Lake’s Falmouth Packet and Cornwall Advertiser – Saturday 31 October 1885)
Although the Bible Christian movement was strong within Cornwall, from newspaper reports it does not appear to as active as the Prims in Flushing.
1900: “Negotiations are to be entered on with a view to the disposal of Flushing Chapel.” (Cornubian and Redruth Times – Friday 28 December 1900)
14 Jun 1901: Surrender of lease for Bible Christian Chapel at Flushing, Mylor. Parties: 1) Jabez Drew of 6 Upland Terrace, Falmouth, and Philip Henry Bryant of West Street, Penryn, Bible Christian Ministers, Thomas Henry Veal of New Windsor Terrace, Falmouth, builder, and Edward King Nicholls of Gray’s yard, Penryn, gardener, Bible Christian Stewards. 2) Charles Henry Rolle, Baron Clinton of Heanton Satchville. Lease dated 24 Dec 1833 for Bible Christian Chapel at Flushing, Mylor. (Kresen Kernow X1147/4/339)
1907: No longer appears as a chapel on maps.
Was there a chaoel for sale in November for £80,000 in Flushing?