Map: This profile of East Portholland Wesleyan Chapel has been compiled by Jo Lewis and Tony Mansell.
The chapel overlooks the cove from the west bank of the brook dividing east from west.
First East Portholland Wesleyan Chapel
Heritage Gateway: Wesleyan chapel, later a Sunday school from when 1881 chapel built alongside, now slightly altered and disused. Local rubble walls; hipped tiled roof. 2 round-arched windows to each side elevation; 2 blocked windows to front end over widened doorway. https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MCO33065&resourceID=1020
Became the “Boat House”.
1881 East Portholland Wesleyan Chapel
Wesleyan Methodist chapel, now converted to house. Local rubble walls; steep slate roofs with crested clay ridge tiles. Simple Gothic style with pointed arches. 3 windows to each side elevation. Front gable end has porch with date plaque to its gable. https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MCO33064&resourceID=1020
1880: Letter from Chapel Committee about consent for new chapel. https://kresenkernow.org/SOAP/detail/6d28d30b-ec66-47cb-b16d-e421ca96bbbf/?tH=%5B%22portholland%22%2C%22chapel%22%5D
Various other documents held by Kresen Kernow: https://kresenkernow.org/SOAP/search/portholland%20chapel/
(Photo: Barry West)
1881: Foundation stones laid. (West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser – Thursday 06 October 1881)
Build date: Circa 1880 as a Wesleyan chapel. (SWChurches)
1911: Seating for 120. (Revd David Easton)
1932: Became East Portholland Methodist Church.
1937: Closed. (David Easton)
Dwindling numbers saw it sold in 1938 – fairly early for such a closure.
Circa 1938: Sold. (SWChurches)
Converted to a dwelling.
(Photo: Barry West)
2017 (Jo Lewis)