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Mingoose is a hamlet near St Agnes. This profile of Mingoose Wesleyan Chapel has been compiled by Clive Benney & Tony Mansell. 1849: Mingoose Methodist Society formed. 1851: Mingoose Methodist Chapel built. (Cornwall Heritage Gateway / SWChurches) Originally built as a Wesleyan chapel. (SWChurches) Wayside Wesleyan chapel with later Sunday school at rear, now…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – Mingoose Wesleyan Chapel”
Goonbell is a hamlet near St Agnes. This profile of Goonbell Methodist Chapel has been compiled by Clive Benney & Tony Mansell. c1890 – Goonbell Wesleyan Chapel or Meeting House (Photo: courtesy Clive Benney) c1890 – Goonbell Wesleyan Chapel or Meeting House (Photo: courtesy Clive Benney) A Wesleyan Methodist chapel is recorded at Goonbell…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – Goonbell Wesleyan Meeting House”
Blackwater is a village in the parish of St Agnes between Truro and Redruth. The village lies on the old course of the A30 north of the current course which bypasses it. This profile of Blackwater Wesleyan Chapel has been compiled by Clive Benney & Tony Mansell. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the Blackwater Wesleyans…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – Blackwater Wesleyan Chapel”
Mawla is a village south of Porthtowan. This profile of Mawla Wesleyan Chapel has been compiled by Clive Benney & Tony Mansell. Ancient chapel 1805: Lysons referred to the remains of an ancient chapel at Mola. The site of a chapel mentioned by Tonkin (b) and various C19 histories (b2, b10) and marked on…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – Mawla Chapel”
Christianity and place have been closely connected in Cornwall since the middle decades of the eighteenth century through the rich heritage of Methodism. It is a connection that is still symbolised today by the physical presence of town and village chapels and Cornish Story is now working in partnership with both the Methodist Church and…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism: Profiling the Heritage of Cornish Chapels”