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#Churches of #Cornwall: #StAnne, #Hessenford, was built in 1832 in #StGermans parish, consecrated 1833 with a shotgun being fired in lieu of a bell at weddings.

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The History Files: Churches of Cornwall
September 22, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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#ChurchesofCornwall: #HicksMill #BibleChristian #Chapel was opened by #WilliamO'Bryan & #JamesThorne in 1821 - an important mid #Cornwall centre.

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The History Files: Churches of Cornwall
February 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Churches of #Cornwall: #WestLooe (Second) Congregational Chapel replaced Trelawny's chapel in 1797, becoming #UnitedReformed in 1972.

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The History Files: Churches of Cornwall
July 23, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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Churches of #Cornwall: #Quenchwell #BibleChristian #Chapel is in #Chycowling, built in 1906 before, as a #UnitedMethodist church, becoming a #Methodist church in 1932.

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The History Files: Churches of Cornwall
January 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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#Churches of #Cornwall: #WestLooe (Second) Bible Christian Chapel was built in 1889, replacing #SalemChapel, but closure saw it rebuilt into apartments.

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The History Files: Churches of Cornwall
July 12, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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Churches of #Cornwall: #Boconnoc Parish Church has no known dedication, possibly starting out as a Norman manorial church, albeit with a #CelticCross in the churchyard.

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The History Files: Churches of Cornwall
May 28, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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Churches of #Cornwall: #Bridgend Mission Room, #Lostwithiel East, was built c.1880 as a chapel of ease for #StWinnow, later as #StSaviour until pre-2012.

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The History Files: Churches of Cornwall
May 16, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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Churches of #Cornwall: #StJohn, #Polperro, is a Grade 2 listed chapel-of-ease, privately built in 1838 by Rev W Rawlings, former rector, remaining private until 1887.

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The History Files: Churches of Cornwall
June 18, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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#Churches of #Cornwall: #StTalanus, #Talland, was built in the 1200s by #Augustinians from #Launceston priory, and the present-day structure still carries remnants of it.

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The History Files: Churches of Cornwall
July 9, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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Churches of #Devon: #Gulliford Unitarian Chapel was built in a field east of #Lympstone after the 1687 #ActofUniformity, and was attacked by a mob in 1692.

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June 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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#Churches of #Cornwall: #Herodsfoot #Zion Bible Christian Chapel is noted in a subscription book in 1845, with a deed for land dated 1851 to imply a build date.

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The History Files: Churches of Cornwall
August 5, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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Churches of #Cornwall: #StMartinofTours by #Looe was until 1845 the parish church of #EastLooe, perhaps as a religious foundation set up in 500s-600s post #RomanBritain.

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The History Files: Churches of Cornwall
July 30, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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Churches of #Cornwall: #Polperro Wesleyan Methodist Association Chapel was built in 1838 by Jonathan Couch & followers who left the #Wesleyans in 1837.

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The History Files: Churches of Cornwall
June 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Churches of #Cornwall: #Polruan Wesleyan Methodist Chapel was built in 1880 by #JamesHicks to replace the town's older #Wesleyans building, closing in 1995.

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The History Files: Churches of Cornwall
February 25, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Churches of #Cornwall: the Church of #StVepus, is first mentioned in 1236-1237 at the same time as #StCadoc, dedicated to the unique and, local saint, #StVeep.

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The History Files: Churches of Cornwall
April 18, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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Churches of Cornwall: #Bofarnel Wesleyan Methodist Chapel seems to have opened about 1854, later becoming Bofarnel Methodist Church.

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The History Files: Churches of Cornwall
May 23, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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June 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Churches of #Cornwall: St Mary Our Immaculate Lady #CatholicChurch in #Falmouth started in 1869 as a replacement for the #Greenbank church of Our Immaculate Lady.

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October 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Churches of #Cornwall: #Penryn #Wesleyan #Methodist (Second) #Chapel in 1891 to a design by architect #JWTrounson to replace an earlier place of worship.

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The History Files: Churches of Cornwall
June 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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June 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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#Churches of #Cornwall: #StLantys, #Lanteglos-by-Fowey, aka #StWyllow / #StWillow after a #Cornish #saint, beheaded by a relative but who took his own head to the church location.

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The History Files: Churches of Cornwall
March 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Churches of #Cornwall: efforts started in 1709 to build #CometoGood #Quaker #MeetingHouse, but the attached #burialground was in use from the 1650s.

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The History Files: Churches of Cornwall
December 7, 2024 at 5:50 PM
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July 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Churches of #Cornwall: #Pelynt (Second) Summer Lane Chapel, Pelynt, has also been referred to as #Bethel Chapel (1885), probably the name it was always locally known by.

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The History Files: Churches of Cornwall
June 25, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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Churches of #Cornwall: Berkeley Vale Chapel in #Falmouth was built as #BibleChristian in 1867, later going through an array of identities prior to closure in 2019.

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The History Files: Churches of Cornwall
August 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM