Category for articles related to the project Mapping Methodism
Cameron Estate Methodist Chapel was created on an ex-military camp on St Agnes Headland. This profile has been compiled by Clive Benney and Tony Mansell. Following the abandonment of the military camp on St Agnes headland at the end of the Second World War many servicemen and local families occupied the empty buildings. Faced…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – Cameron Estate Methodist Chapel, St Agnes”
Trevellas is a village in St Agnes parish. Its Bible Christian Meeting House is believed to have been located in Zion House. This profile has been compiled by Clive Benney & Tony Mansell. 1840s and possibly earlier: It is believed that Zion House, in what was once referred to as London Lane, was a…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – Trevellas Bible Christian Meeting House”
The Whitworth family built this small meeting house within the village when the Wesleyan chapel serving the community was located some way away, in Goonown. The profile has been compiled by Clive Benney and Tony Mansell. 1851/52: Meeting house formed at the rear of the Whitworth residence. It was used for prayer meetings for…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – St Agnes Whitworth Wesleyan Meeting House”
Towan Cross is a hamlet within the Mount Hawke, Porthowan and St Agnes triangle. The existence of this ancient chapel seems to have been ignored for many years but its inclusion on this 1835 map, and local tradition of a location known as “Bryanite Corner”, surely provides strong evidence of its existence. This profile has…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – Towan Cross Bible Christian Chapel”
Whitestreet is a lane leading from the Mithian Downs Road in St Agnes Parish. This profile of Whitestreet Wesleyan Meeting House was compiled by Clive Benney and Tony Mansell. We have no dates for when this was built or when the Society first existed. Whitestreet Wesleyan Methodist chapel is recorded on the 1st and…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – Whitestreet Wesleyan Chapel”
St Agnes Wesleyan Chapel was built in the early 1860s as a successor to the Goonown Wesleyan Chapel which was some distance from the centre of the village. This profile of St Agnes or Bryannack Wesleyan Chapel was compiled by Clive Benney and Tony Mansell who wrote “I Rode to St Agnes”, the history of…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – St Agnes Wesleyan Chapel”