North Country is a short distance to the north of Redruth. This profile of North Country Wesleyan Chapel has been compiled by Jo Lewis and Tony Mansell.   Possible First Wesleyan Chapel Old maps show the Sunday school opposite the Wesleyan church and it is not unreasonable to suggest that this Sunday school was previously the…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – North Country Wesleyan Chapel”

North Country is a short distance to the north of Redruth. This profile of North Country UMFC has been compiled by Jo Lewis and Tony Mansell.   Possible Wesleyan Association Chapel built. 1837: Seating for 100. Thomas Ellery as (Minister) 1864/5: North Country UMFC built. (Jo Lewis) Possibly built on the same site as a…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – North Country United Methodist Free Church”

Crofthandy is a hamlet in the parish of Gwennap. Its Wesleyan Chapel was built in 1840. This profile has been compiled by Jo Lewis and Tony Mansell using information provided by Barrie May of Carharrack.   Small Wesleyan wayside chapel. Granite rubble with granite dressings; dry slate roof. Vernacular with gable ends, possibly original sashes…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism: Crofthandy Wesleyan Chapel”

St Day is a village between Chacewater and Redruth. Its first Wesleyan Chapel was located in Chapel Street. This profile has been compiled by Jo Lewis and Tony Mansell with some information provided by Barrie May of Carharrack.   1828 Chapel   1828 Wesleyan Chapel on Chapel Street (Photo: Jo Lewis) 1828: St Day Wesleyan…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – St Day Wesleyan Chapel”

Malpas is a riverside village, and former port, in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated two miles southeast of the city of Truro, on the confluence of the Truro River and the Tresillian River. This profile of Malpas United Methodist Free Church has been compiled by Jo Lewis and Tony Mansell.   The building…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – Malpas United Methodist Free church”

St Newlyn East is a village approximately three miles (5 km) south of Newquay. The name St Newlyn East is locally abbreviated to Newlyn East and according to an anonymous historian writing in The Cornishman in 1880 it was only in recent years that Saint had been added to the parish name. This profile of…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – St Newlyn East Preaching Pit”