Penryn is a town on the Penryn River about one mile northwest of Falmouth. This profile of Penryn Wesleyan Chapel has been compiled by Jo Lewis and Tony Mansell.   The Methodists were active in Penryn from the 1740s. John Wesley visited between 1748 and 1770. 1755: They met in a room at the back…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – Penryn Wesleyan Chapel”

Penryn is a town on the Penryn River about one mile northwest of Falmouth. This profile of Penryn Primitive Wesleyan Chapel has been compiled by Jo Lewis and Tony Mansell.   Penryn had had a longstanding, Primitive Methodist society which met in a rented chapel. This is the chapel recorded in the return from Penryn Primitive…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – Penryn Primitive Wesleyan Chapel”

Falmouth is a town, civil parish and port on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall. This profile of Chapel Terrace, Falmouth Primitive Methodist Chapel has been compiled by Jo Lewis and Tony Mansell.   Termed Chapel Terrace (David Easton), Chapel Place (old-maps.co.uk), and Chapel Lane (Cornwall Council Heritage Gateway) (Photo: Jo Lewis)…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – Falmouth Chapel Terrace, Falmouth, Primitive Methodist Chapel”

Falmouth is a town, civil parish and port on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall. This profile of Falmouth Porhan Street Wesleyan Chapel has been compiled by Jo Lewis and Tony Mansell.   Porhan Hill (1880) became Porhan Street (1907) and was finally incorporated into an extension of New Street, running north…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – Falmouth Porhan Street Wesleyan Chapel”

Falmouth is a town, civil parish and port on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall. This profile of Waterside Wesleyan Chapel has been compiled by Jo Lewis.   Turn almost opposite King Charles Church into a narrow lane signposted Old Chapel Yard.  At the end was a granite chapel built in the…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – Falmouth Waterside Wesleyan Chapel”

Carfury is a hamlet in west Cornwall situated three miles northwest of Penzance. It is in the parish of Madron. According to William Morris, nearby Newmill has been known by various names in records including Mulfra, Crankan and Higher Crankan. Higher Ninnes, Crankan and Trythall are all very close to Newmill. The Glossary of Cornish…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – Carfury Bible Christian Chapel, Carfury, Newmill, Penzance”