Knave-Go-By (also known as Knave-go-bye or Knave Go By) is a village located on the outskirts of Camborne. This profile of Knave-Go-By Wesleyan Mission Room has been compiled by Jo Lewis and Tony Mansell.
Located to the west of Beacon.
“Close to Beacon is the hamlet of Knave-go-By and, although but a stone’s throw away, did not escape the attention of Methodist missionary work. The building stands on the left as one enters the hamlet from Beacon. If anyone has any further information about this building and its religious use I would be very pleased to hear about it, as I do not have any early photographic evidence on file.” (David Thomas of Camborne)
Captain Rabling of Parc Bracket Camborne has opened a mission room at Knave-Go Bye which will seat about 50 persons. There was a tea which was partaken of by many aged persons, followed by an excellent meeting. Captain Rabling was assisted by many praiseworthy young men.(Cornishman 19 April 1883 Pg 7)
There is a place in Beacon village, near to Camborne, known as Knave-go-By and of course it has its Wesleyan Mission Room. (The Cornish Telegraph 3 May 1888 Pg 5)
Knave-go-by mission room, this queerly named institution, was initiated by Captain William Rabling of Camborne. The origin according to its appellation is a strange one, it being stated that villagers seeing John Wesley passing that way refused to hear him saying ‘Let the knave go by’. At the mission room last week the annual public tea of the Wesleyan Methodists was held, about 70 partaking thereof. Messrs RA Thomas, J Bartle and RR Thomas afterwards addressed the meeting. Mr T Sims of Beacon presided. (Royal Cornwall Gazette 3 May 1888 Pg 6)
“I can confirm it was a mission hall opened in 1883 by Captain Rabling. The land belonged to the Pendarves Estate and the mission hall later became two dwellings, numbers 5 and 5a. It is now one dwelling. I have seen all the deeds and the most interesting, although rather insignificant, is the paper (see below) stating the two houses had been the former Wesleyan meeting house.” (Suzanne Wall)
1948: Suggested as the closing date by David Easton, Methodist Minister and historian but he also asks the question: “Did this close for worship pre-War?”
The building now a house called The Courtyard, stands on the left as one enters the hamlet from Beacon and is believed to have been the former Wesleyan mission room. The long building is shown on the 1879 maps but not labelled
This is believed to have been the former Wesleyan mission room there, taken very recently. The building stands on the left as one enters the hamlet from Beacon. If anyone has any further information about this building and its religious use I would be very pleased to hear about it, as I do not have any early photographic evidence on file.