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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”
Location of chapel on 1908 map Name of researcher/author: Suzanne Trythall Gustavus Mission Chapel stands on the corner of Gustavus Road and Tehidy Road in Camborne. As a mission chapel, it was not fully self supporting and was under the control of the trustees of Camborne Wesley Methodist Chapel. The building was originally a ‘ragged…Continue Reading “Gustavus Wesleyan Mission Chapel, Camborne – originally: Wesleyan Mission Room”
Map of St Ives dated 1908 St Ives Wesleyan Chapel is often referred to as ‘The Mother Church of Cornish Methodism’ Compiled by Val Thomas. St Ives Old Cornwall. With the help of many reference books (particularly ‘St Ives Heritage’ Lena and Donald Bray), newspaper reports, St Ives Museum and Brian and Margaret…Continue Reading “St Ives Wesleyan Chapel, Chapel Street, Lower Stennack, St Ives”
A compilation of Truro public houses, past and present, up to the year 2000, researched and compiled by Tony Mansell, Bard of Gorsedh Kernow and a member of St Agnes Old Cornwall Society, and Bob Teague, a member of Truro Old Cornwall Society. Introduction Following this introduction and the overview, you will find information…Continue Reading “A Compilation of Taverns, Inns and Public Houses of Truro”
Map: https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=10.4&lat=52.44811&lon=-3.07812&layers=6&right=ESRIWorld This profile of St Mary’s Wesleyan Chapel has been compiled by Jo Lewis and Tony Mansell Located on the southern side of Garrison Road in Hugh Town, St Mary’s. 1742: John Wesley first visited the Islands (some references 1743) 1788: A society was formed. 1790 St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly Wesleyan Chapel…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – St Marys, Isles of Scilly, Wesleyan Chapel”
Map: https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=10.4&lat=52.44811&lon=-3.07812&layers=6&right=ESRIWorld This profile of St Mary’s Bible Christian Chapel has been compiled by Jo Lewis and Tony Mansell The Bible Christian missionaries arrived in the islands in the 1820s and began preaching from the Bishop and Wolf Inn. These missionaries may have included Mary Ann Wherry one of the early female itinerant preachers of the…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – St Marys Isles of Scilly Bible Christian Chapels”