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This profile of Mountjoy Wesleyan Chapel has been compiled by Jo Lewis and Tony Mansell.
Located east of Quintrell Downs and south east of Colan – on the north side of the A392.
Kresen Kernow documents: https://kresenkernow.org/SOAP/search/RelatedNameCode.keyword/CRO%7CUK%7C990/
First Mountjoy Wesleyan Chapel
Located north of the A392, signposted Colan, and there is a westbound cul-de-sac about 250m north of the A392 junction. At the far end was the site of the lost Mountjoy (First) Wesleyan Methodist Chapel and Sunday School.
Location of the first chapel (Photo: Jo Lewis)
Shown on early maps.
1892: Became the Sunday school when the new chapel was built.
It was later lost to new-build housing, but is remembered in the location name – Chapel Place. Behind this site stood the holy well of St Lady of Nance, which was used by worshippers from St Colanus.
Heritage Gateway: A Wesleyan Methodist chapel and associated Sunday School are recorded here on the c1840 Colan Tithe Map (b1) and the 1st Edition 1:2500 1880 OS Map. By 2nd Edition 1:2500 c1907 OS map the complex appears to be in use solely as a Sunday School, a new chapel (138743) having been built to the south.
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1892 Mountjoy Wesleyan Chapel
Located fifty metres north of the A392, on the western side, is Mountjoy 1892 Wesleyan Chapel.
Mountjoy Wesleyan Chapel (Photo: Jo Lewis)
Heritage Gateway: A wayside Methodist chapel probably late C19 is recorded at Mountjoy on the 2nd Edition 1:2500 OS map c1907. It has an integral vestry or schoolroom with forecourt walls and gates. It is rubble with granite dressings under dry slate roofs. Gothic style; L-shaped plan with porch in inner angle. Chapel has buttressed front end with 3-light mullioned window and is an unaltered example.
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Build date: 1892, at which time the earlier chapel became the Sunday school.
Hall built in 1912 by public subscription and subject to an indenture of 15 May 1911 by which the Vicar of Colan and the Churchwardens were Trustees. (https://kresenkernow.org/SOAP/detail/9dec56bc-36b2-4de0-8fef ef9becbc0b26/?tH=%5B%22colan%20methodist%22%5D)
1932: The Wesleyan, Primitive Methodist and the United Methodist Church amalgamated to become the Methodist Church of Great Britain.
1932: Became Mount Joy Methodist Church.
Archived records show the chapel in use until the 1970s.
1974: Hall sold The hall was sold in January 1974, the proceeds of £3,966 being held by the Truro Diocesan Board of Finance. In December 1974 the interest of £531 per annum was divided equally annually between St Colan Parochial Church Council and Colan Methodist Church. Signed by F J Chase, Vicar and W H Burgoyne and W T A Carlyon, Churchwardens. (https://kresenkernow.org/SOAP/detail/9dec56bc-36b2-4de0-8fef ef9becbc0b26/?tH=%5B%22colan%20methodist%22%5D)
2010: Planning permission granted for conversion to a private dwelling.